Spoon, Serving

Object Name:

Spoon, Serving

Object ID:

1955.172 a

Creator:

Wilson, John S. (1830-1913)Silversmith

Place of Origin:

Philadelphia, PA

Date:

1860-1866

Description:

Serving Spoon. Made by John S. Wilson (1830-1913), Philadelphia, PA; 1860-1866. Silver. Spiral twisted handle shank and flat elaborately shaped handle face with downturned end having central projection and mid-rib on back; flaring shell-shaped bowl with fluted surface and scalloped outline. Handle face, and flattened portion of handle shank above bowl, both decorated with engraved borders; central flower on face and foliage at tip. Script initials "ECR" engraved at center of design on handle face. Stamped on back of handle in upper-case roman letters: "J.S.WILSON / 1808 MARKET ST / COIN" (note that T of ST is a smaller type size and is raised; note that COIN is double struck). Stamped on back of shoulder within a rectangular mark with rounded corners is a griffin's head above a shield; the shield is decorated with a chevron. One of a pair (1955.172 a-b)

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

W-2 L-9 inches

Provenance:

Given in memory of the donor's aunt, Ellen Cuthbert Roberts (1855-1935) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who according to typed statement from donor,"cared for them during her long life and then left them to me." Originally owned by Ellen Chase Roberts (1831-1912) of Hopkinton, NH.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Alice Roberts Turner, in memory of Ellen Cuthbert Roberts

People:

Roberts, Ellen Chase (1831-1912), Roberts, Ellen Cuthbert (1855-1935), Turner, Alice Roberts (1888-c. 1956), Wilson, John S. (1830-1913)