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Spoon (Salt spoon)
Robert Evans
1790-1810
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Evans (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1960.0148.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1960.0148.002
Object Name
Spoon (Salt spoon)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Robert Evans (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "R·E" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "HW" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.827 (W) x 4.409 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.1 (W) x 11.2 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.1411
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. 467-488Book: 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.