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posted 08-17-2010 01:30 PM            

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Mary Peyton Winlock was an award-winning Boston silversmith and enamelist. We acquired this ladle, identified as a Winlock piece, from a highly regarded auction house a while ago:

The mark on this ladle is:

There's a Winlock ladle at the MFA in Boston with a very different mark:

Makers often changed their marks over the years, but the marks, typefaces, etc. above look very different. Can anyone verify that the top mark is hers?

By the way, here's her bio from Inspiring Reform, p. 236:

"Mary Peyton Winlock
(active 1888-1927)

Winlock entered the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1888, and received an award from the Department of Decorative Design in 1891. She attended Ross and Clark's class in the Principles of Design and Symmetry, Rhythm and Harmony at Harvard University in the summer of 1899.

Winlock became a member of the SACB in 1901, where she was listed as a jewelry and metalwork designer. She was ranked as a Craftsman in the Society from 1901 to 1919, and as a Master from 1920 to 1927. She exhibited a book cover design for Bobby McDuff at the 1901 Providence Art Club. In 1903 she displayed an enameled belt buckle and an enameled matchbox in the Arts and Crafts exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. At that time, her workshop was listed at the Handicraft Shop, 1 Somerset Street, Boston. In 1904 Winlock participated in the St. Louis Universal Exposition, where she exhibited an enameled silver matchbox holder. In 1904 and 1905 she contributed hollowware and jewelry to the first and second exhibitions of Arts and Crafts at the Detroit Museum of Art, and participated in the 1907 SACS exhibition. Her home address was listed in 1888 as 35 Concord Avenue, and soon after as 59 Langdon Street, Cambridge. By about 1920, Winlock had moved to 15 Craigie Street in Cam¬bridge. (J.F.)"

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posted 08-23-2010 06:58 AM            

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I suspect it might be difficult to verify that the first mark is Winlock's. Perhaps we will find a similar enameled piece with her initials and that would allow us to attribute the mark to her. The ladle is wonderful. I will check an article written by Winlock and see if I can see a similarity in style with the examples of spoons that she illustrates in her article.
Fred

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posted 09-18-2010 09:20 AM            

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Great piece! Are the depressions for the enamels stamped in, or cut out? We know Mary Knight used leather stamps, and I'm curious about what method was used on the ladle.

Brent

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