Funeral spoon, spoon, cutlery, Eriksson, Magdalena
Also known as: begravningssked, sked, bestick, Eriksson, Magdalena
Record status
Individual type · partial
Funeral spoon, spoon, cutlery is held by Museum of Gothenburg (Sweden), attributed to Eriksson, Magdalena. Description supplied by the holding institution: "Silver spoon, according to old custom given at a funeral. Inscription: "Sara Herveg, Nata A:o 1657 d. 20 maij, Deznata A:o 1727 d. 9 maij". [according to the Brusewitz ledger] The collection record gives material recorded as metal; silver; measurements Width 4.6. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- metall; silver
- Dimensions
- Bredd 4,6
Identification
- Europeana id
- /91668/GSM_objekt_32558
- Museum attribution
- Eriksson, Magdalena
- Museum object name
- begravningssked, sked, bestick
- Holding institution
- Museum of Gothenburg
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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