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Description: | A spoon, probably made of pewter. The spoon has been decorated with a Neo-Classical decoration, which dates it to the 17th - early 18th Century. The bowl of the spoon is long and wide (38.4mm width of bowl, 60.6mm length of bowl), but the metal is very thin it only measures 1.06mm. The bowl has been decorated with an engraved floral design, which depicts a four 'leafed' flower below which there are two draping branches and what could be two drapes of ribbon. This design is enclosed within an engraved decorative line. The whole design is unusual. Closest to the stem the bowl appears to be undecorated. There is a small standing figure where the stem joins the bowl. He is enclosed between two lines above his head and Neo-Classical head below. The figure is holding his left hand in the air, although he could be balancing a plate, he stand to a height of 15.09mm. The figure is dressed in short (above the knee) trousers with tights. The head, below the figure is quite stylised. After the head is the stem proper. The stem is also unusual because it has been made from two sections of metal, which have been twisted together. The reverse of the spoons bowl is undecorated, apart from a support on the join of the bowl and the stem. The figure is also repeated on the back though it is unclear if he is facing or not. The head is also repeated, with the face visible. Much of the original surface has been lost and the metal has begun to flake. The stem has been broken and so neither the rest of the stem or the knop survive. The surviving stem only measures 48.3mm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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