Pewter spoon with horse's hoof
Also known as: Lepel van tin met paardenvoet
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1500 - 1600
Pewter spoon with twisted stem terminating in a horse's hoof. On the bowl a crowned rose maker's mark. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-859; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique turning, casting; measurements length 17.5 cm x width 4 cm x weight 56 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tin (metal)
- Technique
- turning, casting
- Measurements
- length 17.5 cm x width 4 cm x weight 56 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 17.5 cm x width 4 cm x weight 56 g
Identification
- Original title
- Lepel van tin met paardenvoet
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-859
- 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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