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Fork
Edward Lownes
1820-1834
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward Lownes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
2006.0006.013.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift in memory of Cecile Ferland on the tenth anniversary of her death
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Object Number
2006.0006.013.001
Object Name
Fork
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Edward Lownes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1820-1834
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "E.LOWNES" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "Gadsby" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, drop
Inscription: "6" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Die-stamped
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (W) x 7.047 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (W) x 17.9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
2.5397
Measurement Notes
As per previous cataloguer: 2.5oz 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: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 279Book: Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of mark, p. 91Book: Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of marks that match marks on spoon, p. 33