Spoon with oval bowl and curved stem with rounded end
Also known as: Lepel met ovale bak en gebogen steel met afgerond uiteinde
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1766
The oval bowl of the spoon is connected by means of a double drop to the flat, curved handle, which widens towards the rounded end and has a central ridge along the upper side.
Engraved on the back of both handles (A and B): MVDM/1766. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-13011-A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique engraving; measurements length 21 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 2.2 cm x weight 59 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 21 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 2.2 cm x weight 59 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 21 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 2.2 cm x weight 59 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel met ovale bak en gebogen steel met afgerond uiteinde
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-13011-A
- 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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