Spoon, 1636
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1636
Silver spoon with stem surmounted by a figure (apostle?). The lower part of the stem is chased with Renaissance ornaments terminating in a cherub. The back of the stem is engraved with the initials M E.
The spoon is marked, Groningen 1636 or 1637. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-14894; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 18.4 cm x width 5.8 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Measurements
- length 18.4 cm x width 5.8 cm
- Dimensions museum
- length 18.4 cm x width 5.8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-14894
- Museum classification
- spoon
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against silver and hallmark references.