Spoon, c. 1640
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1640
Silver spoon, with pear-shaped bowl. The straight handle is crowned by a pine cone. On the underside of the bowl the letters IC and AR are engraved, as well as an alliance coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11166; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 18.3 cm x width 5.4 cm x weight 38 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Measurements
- length 18.3 cm x width 5.4 cm x weight 38 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 18.3 cm x width 5.4 cm x weight 38 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-11166
- 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.