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On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 66, The Whiteley Galleries

Spoon

1770
Place of origin

Silver and gilded silver, circular bowl, zig-zag pattern on stem, with knop decorated with acanthus leaves and five hoops.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Silver, Sweden (Ystad), 1770, maker's mark of Jonas Aspelin the Elder (active 1761-1802)
Physical description
Silver and gilded silver, circular bowl, zig-zag pattern on stem, with knop decorated with acanthus leaves and five hoops.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15cm
  • Maximum, across centre of bowl width: 6.2cm
Bibliographic reference
Lightbown, R. W. Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1975. ISBN 0901486655
Collection
Accession number
2263-1855

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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