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Spoon

1796-1797 (made)
Artist/Maker
Robertson, William (maker)
Place of origin
Edinburgh (made)

Spoon, silver, Old English pointed with a single drop; the bowl oval with a pointed end.


Object details

Categories
Eating
Metalwork
Tableware & Cutlery
Scotland
Object type
Spoon
Materials and techniques
Silver, engraved
Silver
Engraving (Incising)
Brief description
Silver, Edinburgh hallmarks for 1796-7, mark of William Robertson.
Physical description
Spoon, silver, Old English pointed with a single drop; the bowl oval with a pointed end.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.5cm
  • Width: 4.45cm
  • Weight: 59.3g
  • Weight: 2.01troy
Marks and inscriptions
  • Edinburgh hallmarks for 1796-7
  • Mark of William Robertson
  • Engraved with the crest of Gordon of Sutherland; the family motto, FORWARD WITHOUT FEAR and the initials IG in monogram for John Gordon of Embo. (The crest, a Boar's Head couped, the initials IG)
Credit line
Given by Robert J. Johnson, Esq., in memory of Janet Eileen Johnson
Object history
Gift. Robert Johnson
University of Newcastle
Given in memory of Janet Eileen Johnson
Acquisition RF: 92/2700
Subject depicted
Boar
Bibliographic reference
Pickford, Ian Silver Flatware, English, Irish and Scottish 1660-1980, Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 1983. p.94-107, Fig.116 ISBN. 0907462359
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.35-1993

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O104750/spoon-robertson-william/
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