Coronation Spoon thumbnail 1
Coronation Spoon thumbnail 2
+2
images
Not on display

Coronation Spoon


Electrotype coronation spoon

Object details

Object type
Coronation spoon
Materials and techniques
Electrotyping
Brief description
Electrotype
Physical description
Electrotype coronation spoon
Dimensions
  • Length: 26.5cm
  • Width: 5.1cm
  • Depth: 2.5cm
Associated object
REPRO.1865:1-77 (Model)
Bibliographic references
  • Angus Patterson, "The Perfect Marriage of Art and Industry: Elkingtons and the South Kensington Museum's Electrotype Collection", The Journal of the Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 20, June 2012, pp. 56-77, ill. p. 71
  • Jackson, Charles James. An Illustrated History of English Plate, Ecclesiastical and Secular. 2 vols. London: Country Life ltd, 1911.
  • Keay, Anna. The Crown Jewels. London: Thames and Hudson, 2011.
  • How, George Evelyn Paget and Jane Penrice How. English and Scottish silver spoons, medieval to late Stuart and pre-Elizabethan hall-marks on English plate. London, Privately printed at the Curwen Press, 1952-57.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1865-77

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O295032/coronation-spoon/
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest