Spoon
ca. 1600 (made)
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Pear shaped bowl engraved with Resurrection, double line border, underside engraved with Virgin and Child, lower part of stem shaped as dragon head with acanthus decoration on handle, bulbous knop of fruit and foliage, plain finial
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt |
| Brief description | Cutlery and flatware |
| Physical description | Pear shaped bowl engraved with Resurrection, double line border, underside engraved with Virgin and Child, lower part of stem shaped as dragon head with acanthus decoration on handle, bulbous knop of fruit and foliage, plain finial |
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| Object history | Purchase - (£10.5.0) Bernal Sale, 23 April 1855, lot 3429 From Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver, RW Lightbown, V&A, 1975, p197: Acquired as Flemish c 1540. The attribution to Sweden was made at a later date. ... Scandibnavian spoons of this type are notoriously difficult to place: Dr Holm accepts that a Swedish origin is possible. |
| Production | Maker unidentified |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver, RW Lightbown, V&A, 1975
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| Accession number | 2266-1855 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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