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Spoon

ca. 1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Spoon, the stem ending in a square top.


Object details

Categories
Eating
Metalwork
Silver
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Spoon
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Forging
Brief description
Spoon, silver, Shaftesbury (?), ca.1650, mark TS (unidentified).
Physical description
Spoon, the stem ending in a square top.
Dimensions
  • Length: 6.25in
  • Width: 1.875in
Marks and inscriptions
  • TS monogram, a fleur-de-lys and leopard's head. ( See the Catalogue of Bennett Stanford Collection p.62 for discussion of these marks. The Arms of Shaftesbury are a cross with quarterly 1 & 4, a fleur de lys and 2 & 3 a leopard's head, very similar to the mark here.)
  • Town mark: Shaftsbury (?)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Subject depicted
Monogram
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.256-1940

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
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