Hannah Robinson Delaware Coin Silver Spoon Early American Female Silversmith 7”

Description

COIN SILVER TABLE SPOONS BY HANNAH ROBINSON (1803-1878). 7 inches long
Mid-19th century, Wilmington, Delaware.
Items by Hannah Robinson are rarely seen on the market. Two of her spoons are on display at the Winterthur museum in Wilmington DE these were part of Dupont’s permanent collection.
The tablespoon spoons is engraved with a lovely “B” monogram on the handle as pictured. see photos.
Hannah Robinson worked from 1840 to 1860 as a silversmith in Wilmington, Delaware, from the shop of her brother at 91 Market Street (cf. Stephen Ensko, American Silversmiths and Their Marks). She is the only known woman silversmith of Delaware from 1700 to 1850.
Pieces marked H. Robinson, incised, were made by Hannah Robinson, while the H. Robinson incuse was probably her dealer’s stamp. After teaching school, she succeeded her brother, John F. Robinson, in the silver and jewelry business in his Market Street shop. Her business was successful and well managed, and she left many business records. She apparently had a keen appreciation of the power of advertising, for she was the only Delaware silversmith to distribute broadsides announcing her wares. An inventory of her stock, made on December 31, 1850, shows that by that date she was selling manufactured goods, but still made and repaired other items.
CONDITION: Overall very good. Hallmark and monogram clearly legible. See photos. No dings or dents.
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