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Spoon

1693 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spoon, silver, oval bowl, the back with rat-tail and stamped foliage. The front of the stem engraved later with rococo ornament, the trifid end pounced: IL/1693/N


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Spoon, silver, Taunton, dated 1693, mark of Samuel Dell.
Physical description
Spoon, silver, oval bowl, the back with rat-tail and stamped foliage. The front of the stem engraved later with rococo ornament, the trifid end pounced: IL/1693/N
Dimensions
  • Length: 8in
  • Width: 2in
Marks and inscriptions
  • SD in a shaped shield for Samuel Dell
  • Taunton marks
  • Pounced: IL/1693/N
Credit line
Bequeathed by Harold Short
Object history
Bequest - Harold Short
Acquisition RF: 57 / 2118
Production
Dated 1693.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.87-1959

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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