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WGS Posts: 136 Registered: Oct 99	posted 01-17-2002 11:22 AM I have a practically unused five o'clock spoon with "STEWART." on the back in a rectangle. Yes, the dot is there. Also, in another smaller rectangle there is "1O.OZ.15." My records mention John Stewart (1791) of New York, but I forget where I got that information. Any ideas? Also does the indication of silver content relate to the .896 = 10.15 used in Maryland ca 1840-1860? ------------------ IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-17-2002 11:48 AM John Steward of New York is listed in Maryland Silver as working in Baltimore by 1810. Two marks are shown, but neither have the trailing period. Ensko also lists Steward in New York, but also shows the 10.15 mark indicating Baltimore. [This message has been edited by wev (edited 01-17-2002).] IP: Logged
WGS Posts: 136 Registered: Oct 99	posted 01-17-2002 12:42 PM Thanks. However, this very clear mark shows "STEWART." I know that Is and Js get mixed up and there can be spelling variations, but could Mr. "STEWARD" really mark his handiwork with "STEWART."? It's still a mystery to me. ------------------ IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 01-17-2002 03:35 PM Hi, I would agree with WEV that it is probably the same guy. The 10 Oz. 15 mark is almost always indicative of a Maryland origin. Misspellings and even spelling changes of silversmith names are actually quite common. Mr. Stewart may have been listed on the tax rolls or other official documents under Steward, but spelled it himself with a t. Or, the die cutter who made the stamp for him may have made a mistake. At any rate, it appears that spellings of names weren't really fixed in stone until quite recently. I guess in a world where illiteracy was still quite common, it didn't matter all that much how a person spelled his or her name. Brent IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-17-2002 07:34 PM And one should not type in a rush before racing off to a meeting: The name is spelled STEWART in Maryland Silver, not Steward, as I had it. IP: Logged
WGS Posts: 136 Registered: Oct 99	posted 01-18-2002 11:04 AM Thanks for the information. Especially so, because I had forgotten about or mislaid my copy of Maryland Silver. I see "STEWART" in that book, and I now will have to go through my files to determine if any other of my unknowns relate to Maryland. Is it safe to say that the 10.15 standard in Maryland was used from ca. 1840 to ca. 1860 as Rainwater indicates? John Stewart himself couldn't have worked too far into that period. ------------------ IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-18-2002 11:37 AM I think the 10.15 mark (and its variants) probably came in c 1830 as the assay mark requirement was discontinued. IP: Logged

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