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Spoon

ca. 1640 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Spoon, silver, slipped-end. The end engraved: AM


Object details

Categories
Eating
Metalwork
Silver
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Spoon
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Forging
Engraving (Incising)
Brief description
Spoon, silver, England, mark R,W with a star on a heart (unidentified)
Physical description
Spoon, silver, slipped-end. The end engraved: AM
Dimensions
  • Length: 6.5in
  • Width: 2in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Mark: RW with a star within a heart (Unidentified)
  • The end engraved: AM
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Subject depicted
Initials
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.62-1940

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O104670/spoon-unknown/
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