Teaspoon, England, ca. 1760
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1760
Teaspoon, England, ca. 1760 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1760. The museum's brief description reads: Silver, England (no marks), picture back (basket of flowers) and acorn-shaped bowl, ca.1760.
Museum description: Silver, acorn shaped bowl stamped on the back with a design incorporating a basket containing roses and acorns, rounded upturned handle with rococo ornament, engraved on the back with a crest. The museum record gives material recorded as silver; measurements Length 4.125 in; Width 0.875 in; place associated: England. 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Dimensions
- Length 4.125 in; Width 0.875 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Silver
- Place recorded
- England
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- No marks; Engraved with a crest (a stag's head collared)
Identification
- Museum object name
- Teaspoon
- Museum object number
- M.295C-1940
- Museum system number
- O251215
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.