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Spoon

ca.1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spoon, silver, ribbed rat-tail, trifid end having on the fornt an applied oval medallion of the head of Charles I to left and engraved on the back with a Gothic C.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, engraved
Brief description
Spoon, silver, Leeds, ca.1680, mark unidentified.
Physical description
Spoon, silver, ribbed rat-tail, trifid end having on the fornt an applied oval medallion of the head of Charles I to left and engraved on the back with a Gothic C.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.375in
  • Width: 1.875in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Mark for Leeds, ca.1680
  • Mark: BB within a heart (Unidentified)
  • Engraved on the back with a Gothic C.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434

The medallion of Charles I may be a later addition.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.33-1940

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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