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Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Joseph Lownes
1780-1816
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Lownes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1989.0013.033
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Constance Andrew Jones
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Object Number
1989.0013.033
Object Name
Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, In memory of Constance Andrews Jones
Creator (Role)
Joseph Lownes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1780-1816
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Inscription: LOWNES, JOSEPH
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Birds
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
1.299 (W) x 7.008 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.3 (W) x 17.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.9877
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: Fennimore, Donald L. 2000 Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons.
• Published: p. 18, fig. 24