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Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The spoon is short and narrow. The handle is octagonal in shape. It is engraved alternately with a row of leaves and a wave motif. The other end is shaped like a tube that has been cut in half lengthwise.

Made from:
Silver
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date made:
1805
Size:
13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.302
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK Marked: Lion passant (sterling fineness); Anchor (Birmingham Assay office); Date letter H (1805); King's head (George III duty mark, 1784-1820)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973