Tablespoon

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Tablespoon

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.347

Description

Spoon, table: rounded-top type; face of handle framed by dentil motif; ovoid bowl; touch mark on back of stem.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Thomas & Townsend Compton

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1811 - 1817

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bowl: 2 1/2 x 1 5/8"

Length

8-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

Material

Pewter

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Remains of touch mark indicate object's manufacture by the firm of Thomas & Townsend Compton, 1811-1817, rather than by John Townsend, 1748-1766, as attributed by vendor. See: John Townsend touches, Cotterell: P. 323, #4795.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Dining Room