Spoon, c. 1400 - c. 1950
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1400 - c. 1950
Silver spoon. The stem is surmounted by a woman with a child in her arms and a child by the hand, representing maternal love. Marks on the back of the bowl: the date letter T and other marks. Belongs with inv. no. BK-NM-2942. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-2941; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 19.3 cm x weight 64.5 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Measurements
- length 19.3 cm x weight 64.5 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 19.3 cm x weight 64.5 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-2941
- Museum classification
- forgery · 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.