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Spoon with oval bowl and straight stem of diamond-shaped cross-section

Also known as: Lepel met ovale bak en rechte steel met een ruitvormige doorsnede

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Mark, struck in the bowl near the junction with the stem: Rose mark with crown containing an initial: 'D'. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7789-3; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 5.5 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 5.5 cm
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.5 cm

Identification

Original title
Lepel met ovale bak en rechte steel met een ruitvormige doorsnede
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-NM-7789-3
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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