Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 1909.007.01
- Creator:
- Bassett, John -- Pewterer
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1720-1761
- Description:
- Spoon, pewter. Almost-round bowl with pointed drop on back, and pointed drop on front extending onto handle. Handle is off-center, heavy, and flat, with a "slip top." In bowl, letters "I.B." are inside a beaded circle in crude block capitals with pellet between and fleur-de-lis both above and below the pellet. Initials "B.M." in crude scratch-engraved letters in middle of bowl.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- W-2 L-6.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Provenance unknown. Spoon has mark of John Bassett (1696-1761), New York pewterer. From accession record: "With the exception of the Chuckatuck spoon, this is the only American spoon prior to 1760, the maker of which has been identified (Laughlin V.1 pl. XXIV)."
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Bassett, John (1696-1761)
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