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Description: | An incomplete and damaged Early Post-Medieval (c.1650) copper alloy (probably latten) tinned spoon, consisting of the worn bowl only (the edge is split and folded in one place). There is a small area of damage to the edge where the stem has broken away. Much of the original patina is missing. It measures 67.99mm in length, 45.03mm in max.width and 1.51mm in thickness. It weighs 25.45g.The bowl is widest at the 'stem' end, narrowing slightly to the opposite end (22.56mm). On the inside, just below where the stem extends, is a circular Maker's mark, one spoon in the centre with the initial D to one side, and possibly an I on the other. This is surrounded by an oval of circular punch marks and an oval groove.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. WILT-442367 which has been dated as circa 1650 by Hazel Forsyth at the Museum of London.
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