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Description: | Post Medieval cast terminal and part of the handle from a copper alloy ('latten') spoon. The terminal is of the 'baluster' or 'seal-top' type with a flat oval top above a constriction below which is a spherical expansion, then a further constriction and a second, narrower, oval collar. The remaining stem is oval in cross section, 4.4 by 3.7mm, it tapers slightly away from the top and ends in an old bend and break. 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 although none are visible on this example. It is 12.3mm by 11.5mm at the top, the terminal is 13.1mm long and the entire piece 51.1mm long; it weighs 7.27 grams.
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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