Spoon, Christopher Eston, Exeter, ca. 1590
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1590
Spoon, Christopher Eston, Exeter, ca. 1590 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1590. The museum's brief description reads: Silver-gilt, the finial in the form of a seated lion (lion séjant); Exeter, ca. 1590, mark of Christopher Easton.. Museum description: Spoon, silver, the handle terminating in a lion séjant with traces of gilding. The museum record gives material recorded as silver, gold; measurements Length 1.3125 in; Width 1.875 in; place associated: Exeter; maker recorded: Christopher Eston. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver, gold
- Dimensions
- Length 1.3125 in; Width 1.875 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Silver-gilt, engraved
- Maker recorded
- Christopher Eston
- Place recorded
- Exeter
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Exeter hallmarks, ca.1590; Mark of Christopher Easton; Inscribed on the back of the bowl: the initials 'I B'.
Identification
- Museum object name
- Spoon
- Museum object number
- 611-1897
- Museum system number
- O104179
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: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.