Spoon surmounted by William III and Mary
Also known as: Lepel bekroond met Willem III en Mary
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
before 1875
The broad, egg-shaped bowl is joined by means of a grooved drop to the flat stem, which is curved at the junction and straight thereafter, widening towards the end and surmounted by the cast figures of King William III and Queen Mary with crowns and sceptres.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-2379; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 19.4 cm x weight 46 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Measurements
- length 19.4 cm x weight 46 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 19.4 cm x weight 46 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel bekroond met Willem III en Mary
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-2379
- Museum classification
- spoon · forgery
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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