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Description: | An incomplete Post-Medieval cast silvered copper-alloy spoon dating from AD 1650 - 1800.The bowl and most of the handle are missing. The main surviving part of the handle is sub-triangular in plan and flat in cross-section. There is also a circular sectioned knop forming the spoon terminal.At the top end the object curves backwards slightly and at the top of the curve is the decorative terminal. From the top its form is nipple, then bead, then spool. This terminal has a length of 10.5mm and the diameter of the bead is 5.8mm. The minimum diameter of the spool is 2.6mm. At the top of the handle the shoulders are evenly curved and the sides taper gently towards a transverse abraded break. Beyond the break there would have been a shaft/stem, probably twisted. Both faces of the handle have incised/engraved decoration of an abstract design consisting of linear, curvilinear lines and 'comma'-shaped motifs. The object is in good condition with an even reflective greyish brown patina.This object is almost identical in design and dimensions to IOW-9A27C7. The Isle of Wight record notes that: "This is one of a group of known artefacts that were previously of uncertain use and date which were being investigated by Caroline Johnson (Treasure Hunting magazine December 2004). Recently complete spoons that are identical in form have been identified in the Museum of London collections (A10625 and A3934) and thus a Post Medieval date for these objects seems certain. It is interesting they have mostly broken in almost the same place and it maybe the twisting of the stem made them more fragile in that area. Others recorded on the database include: DENO-76C2F7; ESS-AD69C2; LIN-0974F5; LIN-CD6075; LIN-E83BD6; SUSS-BC3807, WMID-E076D4, WMID-DFA492 and WILT-93DD24."
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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