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Object Description
| Brief description | Coin silver spoon marked by A. B. Van Cott, possibly Milwaukee, 1850-1860. |
| Object name | Spoon |
| Alternate object name | Teaspoon |
| Maker | Van Cott, Albert B., 1811-1897 |
| Date | 1850-1860 |
| Dimensions | 5 7/8" L |
| Materials and techniques | Engraved coin silver |
| Marks | Stamped on back of handle: "Van Cott" |
| Original location | possibly Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
| Current location | Wisconsin |
| Description | Engraved with the initials "RLI" |
| History | The written record reveals that silversmith and jeweler Albert B. Van Cott operated a successful but rather peripatetic business throughout the Midwest. Born in New York ca. 1811, federal census records place him in Racine, Wisconsin in 1850, Milwaukee in 1860, Rockford, Illinois in 1870, and Chicago in 1880. In 1851, Van Cott, listed as a resident of Racine, presented the "best exhibition of jewelry" at the Wisconsin State Agricultural Convention. At the same event in 1852, listed as a resident of Milwaukee, he presented the "best exhibition of silver ware." |
| Sources | Wisconsin State Agricultural Society Transactions, v. 1 and 2 (Madison, WI: 1851-1852), pp. 89 and 87; Erving, Burdick & Co.'s Milwaukee City Directory, for 1857 & 1858 (Milwaukee: King, Jermain & Co. 1857), p. 80; Louise Conway Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia for the Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum, 1980), p. 420. |
| Related objects | Six teaspoons marked by Van Cott are among the collections of the Hawks Inn Historical Society: http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/wda,2293 |
| Owner | Private Collection |
| Rights | The artifact illustrated here is privately owned. Images of and information about the artifact are made available by the Wisconsin Historical Society for educational purposes. The images and information may be viewed, downloaded and printed by individuals for personal use, research or teaching purposes, or other fair use as defined by U.S. copyright law. All other uses are strictly prohibited without prior written permission from the Wisconsin Historical Society. For more information, see http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/copyright.asp |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | PC075 |
| Digital format | XML |
| Type | Physical object |
| Keywords | Metalwork; Spoon; Flatware; Equipment; Tools and equipment; Furnishings and equipment; Food Service Tools and Equipment |
| Date digitized | 2009-12-22 |
| Date modified | 2011-03-14 |
Description
| Object name | Spoon: full view |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | PC075a |
| Digital format | image/jpeg |
| Type | Physical object |
| Date digitized | 2009-12-22 |
| Date modified | 2009-12-22 |
