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Description: | The upper stem and seal top knop from a corroded post-medieval cast copper-alloy spoon. The stem is of circular cross-section and its surviving 41mm has been bent. Above, the seal top is typical with its collar, globular element and flared, flattened top (cf. Geake 2001; Fig. 38). The seal top is sub-circular, 12.0mm in diameter, and flat on the upper side. This type of spoon knop was common from the mid-16th to the mid-17th century. Moore (1999, 5) attributes their contemporary popularity to the fact that the owner's and donor's initials could be pricked or engraved onto the disc. On this example corrosion renders any potential initials impossible to discern. The metal is now a red-brown colour with large coverings of green bronze disease.
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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