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Spoon (Teaspoon)
William Mannerback
1785-1825
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Mannerback (Maker)
Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.081
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.081
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
William Mannerback (Maker)
Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1785-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "W·M·B" stamped in rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "RP" engraved in script
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Birds
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.906 (W) x 4.961 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.3 (W) x 12.6 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.3527
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. 467-488Article: West, Terry Royal. 2010 "The Mannerbacks: Reading's Master Silversmiths, 1785-1870". Historical Review of Berks County. 75 (2)
• For information on the maker William Mannerback, pp. 83-90