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Spoon
Spoon, silver, Old English pattern, pointed egg-shaped bowl joined to the stem by a (barely discernible) double drop, the narrow stem widening to a pointed down-turned end with a long shallow central rib; the stem decorated with bright-cut engraved zig-zags, stylised pendent husks and an almond-shaped cartouche at the end of the stem containing an engraved crest of an eagle displayed over a coronet.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51521
Creation/Production
Nicolson, John
Date: 1790 ca
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): 22.5
Width
(cm): 4.5
Length
(in): 8
Width
(in): 1
Weight
(gr): 66.74
Techniques
sunk
forming
Applied Art
engraved
decoration
Applied Art
Material
silver, sterling standard
Location
In store
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