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Spoon (Teaspoon)
George Dowig
1773-1795
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Dowig (Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
2006.0006.008
Credit Line/Donor
Gift in memory of Cecile Ferland on the tenth anniversary of her death
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Object Number
2006.0006.008
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
George Dowig (Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1773-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "GD" stamped in partially effaced rounded rectangle
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Birds
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (W) x 5.472 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (W) x 13.9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.4586
Measurement Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Weight: .5oz AVP
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.
• Similar spoon depicted, p. 10, fig. 12