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Spoon (Teaspoon)
William Mannerback
1820-1838
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
1992.0032
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Bruce C. Perkins
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Object Number
1992.0032
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
1820-1838
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, back
Inscription: "W.M.B" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, back
Inscription: READING." stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, front
Inscription: "WMB" engraved crosswise
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
5.62 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.29 (L)
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)
• Biography on maker, pp. 83-90.Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example marks, p. 286