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Spoon with curved handle

Also known as: Lepel met gebogen steel

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1778 - c. 1782

Porcelain spoon. Deep bowl and handle curved at the end. Along the rim of the bowl and on the handle ornament in beet red and gold. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1983-8; its record gives material recorded as porcelain; measurements length 10 cm x diameter 2.9 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
porcelain
Measurements
length 10 cm x diameter 2.9 cm
Dimensions museum
length 10 cm x diameter 2.9 cm

Identification

Original title
Lepel met gebogen steel
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-1983-8
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.
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