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Artist/Maker	Unknown Unknown
Place of origin	England

Handmade spoons can be created using only hammers and dies. These six samples show the stages in making a silver spoon from a rectangular silver rod. The rod is first forged into a rough spoon shape and then the handle is formed through hammering. Decoration is added to the handle by stamping it onto an engraved steel die. Further hammering deepens and shapes the bowl of the spoon. The spoon is then polished and rough edges are smoothed before it is ready for use.

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Categories	Metalwork Eating
Object type	Spoon
Title	Spoon (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Die-struck silver Silver Struck
Brief description	Demonstration samples to show the making of a handmade silver spoon. England, ca. 1975.
Physical description	Die-struck handmade silver spoon
Dimensions	Length: 18.8cm Width: 3.8cm
Summary	Handmade spoons can be created using only hammers and dies. These six samples show the stages in making a silver spoon from a rectangular silver rod. The rod is first forged into a rough spoon shape and then the handle is formed through hammering. Decoration is added to the handle by stamping it onto an engraved steel die. Further hammering deepens and shapes the bowl of the spoon. The spoon is then polished and rough edges are smoothed before it is ready for use.
Collection	Metalwork Collection
Accession number	M.30-1975

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O295484/spoon-spoon-unknown/

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