Spoon with the Clifford crest
Also known as: Lepel met het helmteken Clifford
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1806
The egg-shaped bowl of the spoon is joined at both the top and underside by means of a single drop to the flat, curved stem, which widens towards the spatula-shaped terminal. The upper and underside of the stem are bordered by a double fillet rim, which curves inward at the terminal. The Clifford crest is engraved on the underside of the spatula. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1960-100-B-4; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 21 cm x width 4.4 cm x weight 83 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
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Measurements
- length 21 cm x width 4.4 cm x weight 83 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 21 cm x width 4.4 cm x weight 83 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel met het helmteken Clifford
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1960-100-B-4
- 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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