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Spoon
Spoon, silver, asymmetrical pear-shaped bowl, tapering hexagonal stem surmounted by a finial in the form of the head of a woman wearing a horned head-dress; traces of gilding on the finial.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51442
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 15th century (mid)
Acquisition
Purchase - with support, 3/5/2001
Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Goldsmiths' Company.
Measurements
Length
(cm): 16.8
Width
(cm): 4.7
Length
(in): 6
Width
(in): 1
Weight
(gr): 34.14
Techniques
sunk
forming
Applied Art
cast
forming
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
inlaid
decoration
Applied Art
Material
silver
Location
In store
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