Spoon, 1629
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1629
Silver spoon with stem surmounted by an apostle with sword (Paul). Marks: Two indecipherable marks, above which engraved in teardrop shape on the bowl L.I. Groningen, year letter X (1629).
The lower part of the stem is flat and chased with, among other things, a mask and a peacock. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-14895; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 17.4 cm x width 5.1 cm x weight 37.5 g. 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Measurements
- length 17.4 cm x width 5.1 cm x weight 37.5 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 17.4 cm x width 5.1 cm x weight 37.5 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-14895
- 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
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