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Description: | Fragment of thin and worn spoon, the thin hexagonally-faceted stem bent back upon itself, with diamond point knop and fig-shaped bowl. The bowl torn through about half way down. If the piece was marked on the bowl in the usual place, no trace of it can now be discerned.
Diamond points are almost unknown in the 16th Century, and this detail, plus the section of the stem and form of the bowl, suggest instead a 15th Century origin, possibly pre 1478 when the stem on spoons of this type shortened and the bowl became pear-shaped (see G.E.Paget How, in collaboration with Jane How, English and Scottish Silver Spoons, London 1952, I, p.96, plate 10 for pre-1478 types and a diamond point spoon of 1498.
Weight: 12.67 g.
In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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