Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 307
pani-ment to the punch bowl. Theearliest form of stem was tubularbut the varying stems followed thepatterns of contemporary spoons.A spoon (Illus. 179) with a tubularstem and a loose ring at the end,made by Benjamin Burt (1729- 1805) of Boston, is engraved -p. a for Daniel and Anna Malcom whowere… … 178. L. 8f in.Edward Watson. spoons Ladles Forks 277 In England tea spoons were notmade until the end of the seven-teenth century. Spoons of thatsize, somewhat heavier, were madein small numbers early in the reignof Charles II but were probablyused by children or for sweetmeatsor eggs : the…
Silverwork -- United States
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