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Spoon

1809-1819 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraved with the crest and baron's coronet of Charles Baron Stuart de Rothesay (1779-1845) and with the motto of the Order of the Bath, TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO. Lord Stuart de Rothesay held diplomatic posts in both Paris (1815-24 and 1828-31) and Lisbon (1810-14). Entertaining was an important activity for diplomats and dining equipment was often supplied by the government to ambassadors serving abroad. It is likely that Rothesay's dessert cutlery was purchased during his tours of office in Paris and Lisbon. The service has had engraving added at a later date to include the baron's coronet after Rothesay was created Baron in 1828.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver gilt
Brief description
Silver-gilt, Paris marks for 1809-19, mark of Pierre-Joseph Dehanne
Physical description
Silver-gilt, part of a dessert service.
Dimensions
  • Length: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Pierre Joseph Dehanne, Paris 1809-19, ("Dehanne" above a bird in a lozenge) (For Pierre-Joseph Dehanne, see H. Nocq, Le Poinçon de Paris, 1927, vol.2., p.26: born ca.1751, registered mark 1785, recorded in 1806 as "orf., couverts, demeure rue des Marmouzets, 28" and so the lozenge mark may be his, or a relative's, but not published.)
  • Engraved with the crest of Charles Baron Stuart de Rothesay (1779-1845) and with the motto of the Order of the Bath, TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO
  • Marked with the Paris, first standard mark for silver, 1809-19 (cock within an octogon, Carré, p.202).
  • Paris medium excise mark for silver, 1809-1819, (Greek helmetted head in a circle; Carré, p.203).
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs T. R. P. Hole in memory of The Bettine, Lady Abingdon
Object history
Mrs T.R.P. Hole
From a Dessert Service.
Bequest of Mrs T.R.P. Hole in memory of The Bettine, Lady Abingdon
Engraved with the crest and baron's coronet of Charles Baron Stuart de Rothesay (1779-1845) and with the motto of the Order of the Bath, TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO. Lord Stuart de Rothesay held diplomatic posts in both Paris (1815-24 and 1828-31 ) and Lisbon ( 1810-14 ). Entertaining was an important activity for diplomats and dining equipment was often supplied by the government to ambassadors serving abroad. It is likely that Rothesay's dessert cutlery was purchased during his tours of office in Paris and Lisbon. The service has had engraving added at a later date to include the baron's coronet after Rothesay was created Baron in 1828.
Historical context
Lord Stuart de Rothesay's distinguished diplomatic career is recorded in The Complete Peerage. Of relevance here appears to be his appointments as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary to Lisbon, 1810-14, and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary ad interim to Paris, June-August 1814, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentary to Paris, 1815-24 and 1828-31.
Subject depicted
Summary
Engraved with the crest and baron's coronet of Charles Baron Stuart de Rothesay (1779-1845) and with the motto of the Order of the Bath, TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO. Lord Stuart de Rothesay held diplomatic posts in both Paris (1815-24 and 1828-31) and Lisbon (1810-14). Entertaining was an important activity for diplomats and dining equipment was often supplied by the government to ambassadors serving abroad. It is likely that Rothesay's dessert cutlery was purchased during his tours of office in Paris and Lisbon. The service has had engraving added at a later date to include the baron's coronet after Rothesay was created Baron in 1828.
Collection
Accession number
M.174N-1987

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