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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy 'seal-top' spoon (c. 1500-c. 1650 AD). The lower section of the stem and bowl are lost due to an old (patinated) transverse break across the stem. The extant part comprises a long section of tapering stem capped by a 'seal knop'. The seal knop is sub-circular in plan and in profile consists of a fluted baluster/groove/square baluster (decorated)/collar. The collar joins the stem which is rectangular in cross-section. The seal top is plain and bears no incised marks. Small areas of grey tinning are present in places. The spoon handle is a mid brown green colour with a patchy heavily abraded surface patina. The surface is also corroded with areas of active light green powdery surface patina. Similar shaped seal topped spoons can be seen in Material culture in London in an age of transition; Egan G. (2005): p.109 -121 where they are dated from the 16th and 17th centuries AD. A similar seal topped spoon has been recorded from the Isle of Wight (IOW-B110C8)The spoon fragment measures 60.6mm length, the stem is 4.4mm wide and 2.8mm thick. The seal top has a diameter of 12.3mm x 11.5mm. The spoon weighs 8.4 grams | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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