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Description: | An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy spoon, possibly a toy spoon, probably dating to the 18th century. This is the bowl from a small spoon, it is pointed oval and the underside is decorated with a moulded pattern. The pattern comprises repeated diamond-shapes infilled with hatching arranged point to point down the vertical mid-line of the bowl within a double linear border. This pattern is repeated across the horizontal mid-line with a break where it intersects the vertical line. The horizontal pattern is smaller. The handle is missing and there is a scar on the bowl where the handle was attached. Part of the edge of the bowl is also damaged and missing and overall the shape is slightly distorted.The shape of the bowl suggests the 18th century date. A similar but larger example is recorded on the database - WILT-813473. This is also decorated on the underside of the bowl but the decoration is different. Forsyth & Egan (2005:139) illustrate toy spoons with similarly shaped bowls which are not decorated as elaborately as this example, they are also smaller where the length of the bowl is 24mm. Dimensions: length: 28.96mm; width: 20.61mm; thickness: 5.38mm; weight: 2.54g.Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, 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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