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Spoon (Salt spoon)
Putnam & Low
1820-1830
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Putnam & Low (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1972.0463
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund
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Object Number
1972.0463
Object Name
Spoon (Salt spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Putnam & Low (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1820-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "Putnam & Low" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "RP" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, stem
Inscription: "72.463" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.984 (W) x 3.819 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (W) x 9.7 (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: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on partnership and Edward Putnam, p. 346Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on partnership and individual members, pp. 270, 306