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Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Joseph Hicks
1794-1793
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Hicks (Maker)
Place of Origin
Exeter; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.1072
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.1072
Object Name
Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Joseph Hicks (Maker)
Place of Origin
Exeter; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Exeter's Assay office closed in 1883, but no apparent assay mark was placed on this spoon.
Date
1794-1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "JH," stamped within a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: Profile head, within a square with clipped corners
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: Lion passant gardant, within a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "U," within a square
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
1.378 (W) x 6.772 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.5 (W) x 17.2 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.0935