Spoon with egg-shaped bowl and stem surmounted by Hope
Also known as: Lepel met eivormige bak en steel bekroond door de Hoop
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1773
The egg-shaped bowl is connected by means of a needle to the tripartite stem, curved at the base and straight thereafter, which is composed of auricular motifs.
The stem is surmounted by a woman with dove and anchor, symbolizing Hope. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15725; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 19.1 cm x weight 55 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Measurements
- length 19.1 cm x weight 55 g
- Dimensions museum
- width 4.3 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel met eivormige bak en steel bekroond door de Hoop
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15725
- 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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