SILVER SUGAR SPOON BY W. MITCHELL, RICHMOND, VA

$75.00

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Item Code: 1266-938

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Offered here is a small silver sugar spoon measuring approximately 3.5”. This piece is of the “Fiddle” pattern which was very common in the 19th century.

Lightly engraved on the handle with initial “J.” On the underside of the handle is stamped “W. MITCHELL”. Light wear to silversmith’s stamp, otherwise in fine overall condition.

William Mitchell, Jr. was born in 1795 to William Mitchell, a wholesale merchant, and Sarah Corliss. The family had moved to Richmond, Virginia by the 1820s. William Mitchell, Jr. became a member of a firm of commission merchants known as Wm. & G. H. Mitchell & Co. in Richmond on December 15, 1815. Later, he formed a partnership with Elisha Taft in 1818, known as Taft & Mitchell. They became dealers in watches, jewelry, and silverware. However, soon after this, the partnership ended, and Mitchell went into business for himself, buying a store formerly owned by John Bronaugh, another silversmith, on November 24, 1827. In this business location, Mitchell kept watches, jewelry, and silverplate for sale; he did made-to-order silverware and jewelry of every description. In 1845, Mitchell sold this shop at 108 W. Main Street to two of his employees. Interestingly, William Mitchell, Jr. helped found Hollywood Cemetery, along with three other persons. He died at White Sulphur Springs on September 3, 1852 and was buried at Hollywood Cemetery. [jet][ph:L]

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