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Spoon
Daniel Barton
1670-1700
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel Barton (Maker)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Brass
- Tin
Museum Object Number
1958.0028.015
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles F. Montgomery
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Object Number
1958.0028.015
Object Name
Spoon
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Daniel Barton (Maker)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1670-1700
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, back
Inscription: Initials "D" and "B" stamped with a helmet between and the date "1670" above within a shield.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
- Tin
Construction Description
This spoon was cast in a sand mold (per previous catalgouer).
Dimensions (inches)
1.732 (W) x 7.953 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.4 (W) x 20.2 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 124, cat. no. 50bBook: Hilton Price, F. G. 1908 Old Base Metal Spoons with Illustrations and Marks.
• See similar mark illustrated on p. 40.