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Spoon (Tablespoon)
Saunders Pitman
1793-1803
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Saunders Pitman (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.341.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.341.001
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Saunders Pitman (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Date
1793-1803
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "PITMAN" stamped in a serrated rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "Russell" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.969 (W) x 9.646 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5 (W) x 24.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
2.0812
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: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on Saunders Pitman, p. 300