Spoon
ca. 1600 (made)
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Sppon. Crystal bowl, engraved with the sacred monogram, surrounded by rays, silver gilt quadrangular stem, with champleve enamel scrolls, pomiform knob, a cherub's head near the bowl.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved crystal with champleve enamel scrolls |
| Brief description | Spoon, silver-gilt, crystal and champlevé enamel, Italy, ca.1600. |
| Physical description | Sppon. Crystal bowl, engraved with the sacred monogram, surrounded by rays, silver gilt quadrangular stem, with champleve enamel scrolls, pomiform knob, a cherub's head near the bowl. |
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| Gallery label | Silver Gallery:
The Sacred Monogram IHS in the rock-crystal bowl suggests this spoon was made for liturgical use. It is badly fitted to its stem and is probably a replacement.(26/11/2002) |
| Object history | Purchase - Bernal collection, £8. 15s TS and Welby: crystal look later, perhaps 17th century and doesn’t seem to suit the handle. Perhaps it was originally an opaque hardstone, such as agate? Welby: enamelling looks Hungarian, c. 1570-80 |
| Production | (Welby: enamelling looks Hungarian); (Welby: 1570-80) |
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| Accession number | 2261-1855 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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