Object Number 1960.0148.002

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Robert Evans (Maker)
1768-1812

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1790-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "R·E" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "HW" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.409 (L) , 0.827 (W) , 0.1411 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.2 (L) , 2.1 (W) , 4 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Maker biography, p. 215. See parties module for more information.