Description:
Latten (tinned brass) trefid-end spoon an elliptical bowl and flat handle with remnants of a tin wash, which is marked "D [device] B" for Daniel Barton (w. c.1670-1700) of London. Daniel Barton became a Liveryman of the Pewterer's Company of London in 1678 and his mark appears as #181 on the London Touchplate. Barton became Steward of the Company in 1684, Renter Warden in 1692, and Upper Warden in 1699. Evidently a prolific maker of pewter and latten spoons, Barton was selling his wares in quantity in both the country and city by 1686. Spoons made of latten or brass were first made in England in the late 16th century. By the end of the 17th century, the most common form had a seal top and fig-shaped bowl. Some spoons survive with their original tin wash, which was applied to make them resemble silver. These spoons were purchased by general merchants who exported them to the colonies. The seal-top latten spoon example described in "The Great River" is also by Daniel Barton and was found while ploughing around the site of the Old Fort in Westfield, Massachusetts. This HD spoon was bought by Reginald French, a well-known dealer in this area, in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, in the mid 20th century.
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