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Description: | A post medieval lead alloy spoon dating to the 17th century. The spoon has a round bowl, hexagonal stem and a slip top. The stem is slightly pinched at the terminus. There is no trace of an internal iron strengthening rod. There is a maker's mark located on the spoon bowl directly below the handle. The mark is composed of a crossed-keys or crossed key and sword within a shield. There are numbers in the crest though not all are legible "1...68" suggesting this is when the spoon was made (probably AD1668). Either side of the crest are the letters "S" and "T", upside-down in relation to the shield. Alternativey the letters could be "I" and "S", though the top stroke of the "I" is missing,making the lettering alligned with the crest.Similar style spoons are found in Egan (2005, nos. 551 and 558) both of which date to the 17th century. Also, a simialr example can be found on the PAS database: LON-F9F177.Dimensions: length: 174.83 mm; thickness of the stem: 5.14 mm; diameter of the bowl: 63.84 mm; weight: 59.29g.Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: 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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