Spoon
2000 (made)
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This spoon, which commemorates the Millenium (2000), was a commission from the Master and Wardens of the Clothworkers’ Company. The finial is in the form of a ram’s head, which alludes to the golden ram which is the crest and symbol of the Clothworkers’ Company, the twelfth of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London.
It was designed by the distinguished silversmith Leslie Durbin (1913-2005) and made by the London firm of Marlow Brothers. The spoon was hallmarked at the Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London with the special Millenium mark for the year 2000.
It was designed by the distinguished silversmith Leslie Durbin (1913-2005) and made by the London firm of Marlow Brothers. The spoon was hallmarked at the Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London with the special Millenium mark for the year 2000.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, wrought and polished, the finial cast and gilt |
| Brief description | Commemorative spoon, silver, parcel gilt, hallmarks for London 2000, designed by Leslie Durbin CBE, made by Marlow Brothers, commissioned by the Clothworkers' Company to commemorate the Millennium, AD 2000. |
| Physical description | The bowl oval, the handle a straight sided strip of silver surmounted by a cast finial in the form of a rams' head, gilt. The front of the handle is stamped with the Millennium marks. The are from top to bottom: LGD The sponsor's mark, in this case the mark of the designer, Leslie Durbin CBE. The standard mark for sterling silver, the Lion Passant. 925 The fineness of the sterling silver, i.e. 925 parts in 1000. The London assay, a leopard's head. The date letter a showing the year of production, the letter a signifying the year 2000 and the Millennium mark. The gilded finial, in the shape of a ram's head, alludes to the golden ram, the crest and symbol of the Clothworker's Company, twelfth of the great twelve livery companies of the City of London. |
| Marks and inscriptions | The six elements of the Millenium hallmark are: LGD, the sponsor's mark, in this case the mark of the designer, Leslie Durbin, the standard mark, for sterling silver, a lion passant, 925, the fineness of the sterling silver content, i.e. 925 parts in 1000, the London assay mark, a leopard's head, the date letter showing the year of production, the letter "a" signifying the year 2000 and the Millenium mark. (Hallmark; Stamped along the front of the handle; London, 2000) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Anthony Meyer |
| Object history | This spoon was made at the request of the Master and Wardens of the Clothworkers' Company, twelfth of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London, to commemorate the Millennium, A.D.2000. It was designed by Leslie Durbin M.V.O., C.B.E., made by Marlow Brothers of London EC1 and hallmarked at Goldsmiths' Hall in the City of London with the special Millennium mark for the year 2000. |
| Summary | This spoon, which commemorates the Millenium (2000), was a commission from the Master and Wardens of the Clothworkers’ Company. The finial is in the form of a ram’s head, which alludes to the golden ram which is the crest and symbol of the Clothworkers’ Company, the twelfth of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London. It was designed by the distinguished silversmith Leslie Durbin (1913-2005) and made by the London firm of Marlow Brothers. The spoon was hallmarked at the Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London with the special Millenium mark for the year 2000. |
| Bibliographic reference | .Leslie Durbin, Fifty Years of Silversmithing, Susan Hare, London, Goldsmiths' Hall, 1982
Silver by Leslie Durbin at New College Oxford, Alex Buck, The Silver Society Journal, 10, ed. Vanessa Brett & John Culme, London, 1998
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| Accession number | M.5-2001 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2001 |
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