Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The spoon has an oval bowl with a ridged rat tail at the back, and a flat handle which widens towards the end, ending in a trefid shape. The end of the handle and the back of the spoon are decorated with scrolling relief.
- Made from:
- Silver gilt
- Made in:
- London, England
- Date made:
- 1686 (?)
- Size:
- 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.321.1
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK on back of the stem: Lion passant (sterling fineness, 1680-1697); Crowned leopard's head (London Assay office, 1680-1697); Date letter l (1688); TZ under a crown (unidentified maker)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973