Not currently on display at the V&A

Teaspoon

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silver, acorn shaped bowl stamped on the back with a design incorporating a basket containing roses and acorns, rounded upturned handle with rococo ornament, engraved on the back with a crest.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Silver, England (no marks), picture back (basket of flowers) and acorn-shaped bowl, ca.1760
Physical description
Silver, acorn shaped bowl stamped on the back with a design incorporating a basket containing roses and acorns, rounded upturned handle with rococo ornament, engraved on the back with a crest.
Dimensions
  • Length: 4.125in
  • Width: 0.875in
Marks and inscriptions
  • No marks
  • Engraved with a crest (a stag's head collared) (Unidentified)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
F. Buckley, Antique Collector, December 5, 1931, 795
Collection
Accession number
M.295C-1940

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Record createdJune 23, 2009
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