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Spoon with round bowl and straight flat stem with a hexagonal cross-section

Also known as: Lepel met ronde bak en rechte platte steel met een zeskantige doorsnede

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Spoon with a round bowl and a straight, flat stem with a hexagonal cross-section. Base of the stem pointed. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7789-2; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 6 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
tin (metal)
Technique
casting
Measurements
diameter 6 cm
Dimensions museum
diameter 6 cm

Identification

Original title
Lepel met ronde bak en rechte platte steel met een zeskantige doorsnede
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-NM-7789-2
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.
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