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Description: | Silver spoon with a deep ovoid bowl which is stamped with a very crowned leopard of London just below the handle neck. The stem is hexagonal in cross-section with a truncated terminal, there is a small rectangular slot at the tip of the handle, on the inside of the left arm is an embossed letter W, traces of gilding around the tip.On the reverse of the handle in the middle are engraved the letters SR which would be the owners initials, below this are stamped the date letter of a stylised B dating this spoon to 1659 to 12th July 1660, followed by the lion passant sterling standard mark, lastly is the makes mark of a shield containing the initials WC in a shield with three roundels above and a cinquefoil flanked by two roundels below, this is the makers mark of William Cary, a silver smith working in the City of London during the mid 17th century.In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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