Spoon
late 16th century (Made)
| Place of origin |
Cast pewter with fig shaped bowl, square, slightly bent stem and missing a terminal. Pewterer's mark I S in a circle in the bowl.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cast pewter |
| Brief description | Cast pewter, late sixteenth century, England. |
| Physical description | Cast pewter with fig shaped bowl, square, slightly bent stem and missing a terminal. Pewterer's mark I S in a circle in the bowl. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | I S in a circle Note 1) Makers's mark; In the bowl of the spoon |
| Object history | This spoon was found at an excavation in Tooley Street, London and lent to the museum in 1906. Historical significance: Spoons played an important part in mealtimes before the introduction and widespread use of forks. The most expensive spoons were made of precious metals but substitutes in wood, pewter or latten existed. Pewter is a soft metal so once spoons became worn or bent, they could be recast and remade by a pewterer or at a road-side forge. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Bibliographic reference | British cutlery: an illustrated guide of design, evolution and use, edited by Peter Brown. York Civil Trust and Peter Wilson Publishers, 2001. |
| Other number | LOAN:ATKINSON.1 - Previous loan number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.18-2002 |
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| Record created | July 17, 2002 |
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