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Spoon
Richard Shelldrake
1650-1680
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Richard Shelldrake (Maker)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Brass
- Tin
Museum Object Number
1958.0028.012
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles F. Montgomery
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Object Number
1958.0028.012
Object Name
Spoon
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Richard Shelldrake (Maker)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1650-1680
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Inside of bowl
Inscription: Spoon between the initials "R" and "S" stamped within a circle with the text "DOUBLE WHITED".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
- Tin
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
1.85 (W) x 6.417 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.7 (W) x 16.3 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 49b, pp 122-123.Book: Hilton Price, F. G. 1908 Old Base Metal Spoons with Illustrations and Marks.
• Similar mark on p. 45.