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Description: | An incomplete Early Post-Medieval (c.1650) copper alloy (probably latten) tinned spoon, consisting of the bowl only. It measures 66.67mm in length, 48.75mm in max.width and 1.41mm in thickness. It weighs 36.70g.The bowl is widest at the 'stem' end, narrowing slightly to the opposite end but dipping in its height at the middle. On the inside, just below where the stem extends, is a circular Maker's mark, three spoons in the centre with R S either side surrounded by circular punch marks. We have no information about latten spoon makers and their marks remain enigmatic.Spoons were tinned to prevent the bronze in the copper alloy tainting the food.Cf. an example from Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, WILT-442367. The bowl shape is very similar to this, which has been dated as circa 1650 by Hazel Forsyth at the Museum of London.
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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