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 Duponts permanent collection. The tablespoon spoons is engraved with a lovely B monogram on the handle as pictured. 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. Robinson, incised, were made by Hannah Robinson, while the H. Robinson incuse was probably her dealers 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. CONDITION: Overall very good. Hallmark and monogram clearly legible. No dings or dents. The item “Hannah Robinson Delaware Coin Silver Spoon Early American Female Silversmith 7″ is in sale since Monday, August 19, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Coin Silver (.900)”. The seller is “silvermavin” and is located in New Hope, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.
- Brand: H Robinson
- Age: 1800-1849
- Type: Spoons
- Composition: Coin Silver