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Description: | The finial from a copper-alloy, post-medieval, seal-top spoon. The finial is decorated with a raised, circumferential band, above which is a section containing symmetrical, raised foliate designs followed by a further, raised circumferential band. Above this is a wider, ridged band, topped by a flat and undecorated "seal top".Issuing from the base of the finial is a short section of the original spoon stem. This is octagonal in cross-section and the end has been deliberately cut into a v-shape. The stem has been silvered and much of this remains.The v-shaped end to the stem section is where the seperately-made finial was originally soldered to the rest of the stem and the spoon bowl. This method was widely used in the 17th century to manufacture seal-top and apostle spoons, and the v-joint was typical of the London spoon makers. Provincial spoon makers used a similar method, but used lap-joints which had a single, slanting cut to the end of the stem section below the finial rather than the v-shaped cut, or dovetail joints similar to those used in cabinet-making.
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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