Spoon, 1550 - 1600
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1550 - 1600
Silver spoon, the handle of which can be folded over. On top of the handle a Madonna figurine. The bowl is oval and the handle is square. Both are decorated with engraved ornaments.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-856; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements length 17.4 cm x weight 52.4 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 17.4 cm x weight 52.4 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 17.4 cm x weight 52.4 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-856
- 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.