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Spoon, c. 1700 - c. 1750

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1700 - c. 1750

Oval spoon with flat stem that widens broadly at the end and has a central ridge there. The spoon belongs together with a knife (BK-NM-4713) in a case (BK-NM-4711). The spoon is unmarked. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-4712; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 7 cm. 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)
Measurements
length 7 cm
Dimensions museum
length 7 cm

Identification

Original title
Lepel
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-4712
Museum classification
spoon · miniature

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.
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