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Spoon surmounted by the Virgin and Child

Also known as: Lepel waarvan de steel bekroond wordt door een Maria met Kind

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1400 - c. 1600

The cast spoon has a hammered oval bowl, a stem with a triangular drop transitioning into a pillar, topped by the Virgin and Child. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17248; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking), casting, brazed; measurements length 11.8 cm x width 3.2 cm x depth 1.4 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
brass (alloy)
Technique
striking (metalworking), casting, brazed
Measurements
length 11.8 cm x width 3.2 cm x depth 1.4 cm
Dimensions museum
length 11.8 cm x width 3.2 cm x depth 1.4 cm

Identification

Original title
Lepel waarvan de steel bekroond wordt door een Maria met Kind
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-17248
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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