Object Number 1998.0004.1919

Object Name

Spoon (Apostle spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Place of Origin

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1767-1768

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "RC" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Two castle turrets stamped in a conforming outline
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Scottish thistle stamped in a rectangle
4. Mark; Handle, underside; "[D]" stamped in a rectangle

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.677 (L) , 2.087 (W) , 1.8695 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.5 (L) , 5.3 (W) , 53 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Schroder, Timothy. 2009 British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum. 2.
• See spoons, Vol. 2, pp. 828-35.