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Does anyone out there know of a good reference for learning
about the association, if any, among various styles of
incised markings on bone handled eating utensils and
utensil makers? Is there such an association?
As part of a study of an historic site from the late 1700s
to early 1800s in Maryland, a few incised bone handles were
recovered. The incision markings differ among the handles.
One style of markings (on handles composed of two pieces of
bone held on the sides of the utensil shank with rivets)
involved cross-hatched incisions along both edges of the
bone sides with a slant mark along the center part (where
the rivets holding the pieces to the shank penetrated the
bone). The markings on the handle pieces looked rather like
the image below:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX----------------------
///o////////o////
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One maker of eating utensils, named Samuel Kirkland, a
descendent of John Kirkland c. 1660, a well known smith in
England, made utensils with these exact style of markings.
Was this a common style of incised marks used by many
makers, or might it have been somewhat maker specific? A
similar question could be asked about the incisions on other
handles? Thanks in advance for any relevant reading
suggestions and/or thoughts about the relationships, if any,
between makers and markings.
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