Sterling silver soup spoon, circa 1820

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Sterling silver soup spoon, circa 1820

Entry/Object ID

395

Description

Sterling silver soup spoon, circa 1820; engraved "BCW" in script at base of handle, above an impressed shell, for Bushrod Corbin Washington I; by Charles A. Burnett, a leading silversmith in Washington, D.C.; "C. A. BURNETT', silversmith mark, on reverse of handle. Used at Clay Mont (Claymont), built by Bushrod Corbin Washington I in Jefferson County.

Acquisition

Accession

291

Source or Donor

Ward, Gerald L. and Agnes

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1820 circa

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Hallmark

Location

Reverse of handle

Transcription

C. A. BURNETT

Material/Technique

Stamped

Material

Sterling silver, Metal