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Description: | Part of a post-Medieval, cast copper alloy spoon, of the seal top type, dating from AD 1550 - 1650. The fragment consists of part of the handle and the knop. The knop is a flat, expanded disc, beneath which is an oval bead and a raised, circular collar. The remainder of the handle is of flattened oval section and is bent. The bowl of the spoon has broken away and is missing. The fragment has a smooth, dark green patina. It is 72.9 mm long, 4mm wide and 3.2mm thick. The flat disc of the knop is 10.9mm in diameter. 8.08g.Compare database records BERK-CA2A72 and IOW-DB9D14, especially the latter, which cites Homer, R. F., Five Centuries of Base Metal Spoons , London: The Worshipful Company of Pewterers, 1975, and categorises this type of spoon as seal top type C or F.
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