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[edit]| Post-medieval trefid spoon handle | |||
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Wyatt, 2016-04-23 16:49:50 |
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Post-medieval trefid spoon handle |
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| Description |
English: The handle and stem of an incomplete lead-alloy spoon of trefid form, dating from the reign of William III (AD 1689-1702). The spoon is broken where the stem joins the bowl, and also twisted at this point; there are no maker's marks present. The decoration on the front of the spoon's trefid tip and handle consists of a crown above a left facing laureate bust, which sits within a laurel wreath. Below the bust, running down the front of the stem, there are symmetrical foliate sprays and scrolls or 'lace' style decoration; this stops just over half way down the stem. The reverse of the handle and stem is undecorated. At least 15 different types of William III portrait spoons are known as well as a number depicting both William and Mary. Queen Anne is the most numerous monarch depicted on these spoons, with over 30 types known.
Dimensions: length: 115.68mm; width: 27.25mm; thickness: 3.28mm; weight: 28.75g Other royal portrait spoons on the database are SUR-883CF3, HAMP-B54496, HAMP-74D478 and LON-6268F3. Michaelis (1950:172) "The portrayal of royalty in this way had not formerly been used as a means of loyal expression by the pewterers in England, and it is thought that some of the Dutch pewterers, who undoubtedly would have accompanied William of Orange to England, imported the idea from their own country. This is also evident from the portrait busts appearing in English commemorative porringers; hitherto such pieces had been produced only on the Continent, principally in Holland and France." References: Michaelis R.F. 1950. Royal Portrait Spoons in Pewter A Mystery Unexplained. Apollo LI p.172-173 |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Greater London Authority | ||
| Date | between 1689 and 1702 | ||
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FindID: 780264 Old ref: PUBLIC-B99591 Filename: 1spoonwilliam.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/564548 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/564548/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/780264 |
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