Spoon with the coat of arms of Amsterdam on the reverse of the oval bowl
Also known as: Lepel met op de achterzijde van de ovale bak het wapen van Amsterdam
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1658
The oval bowl is joined by a rat-tail to the faceted handle, which is curved at the junction and the terminal, ending in a stylized animal head. On the underside of the bowl, the crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam supported by lions is engraved. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-AM-21-C; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique engraving; measurements length 16.3 cm x weight 51 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)
- Technique
- engraving
- Measurements
- length 16.3 cm x weight 51 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 16.3 cm x weight 51 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel met op de achterzijde van de ovale bak het wapen van Amsterdam
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-AM-21-C
- Museum classification
- spoon
Catalogue references
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Research required
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