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Spoon
Carlill, James (son of Peter Carlill, goldsmith, free by patrimony 2 March 1592, buried Holy Trinity Church, Hull, 26 September 1617)
Spoon, silver, pear-shaped bowl, thick tapering hexagonal stem with rudimentary 'V' rat-tail, gilded finial in the form of a figure of St Paul with a dove nimbus holding a sword.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51477
Creation/Production
Carlill, James
Date: 1592-1617
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): 17.8
Width
(cm): 5.1
Length
(in): 7
Width
(in): 2
Weight
(gr): 63.81
Techniques
sunk
forming
Applied Art
cast
forming
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
silver, sterling standard
Location
Gallery 07B North
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