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Spoon (Ceremonial spoon)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Europe or Asia
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.1708
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.1708
Object Name
Spoon (Ceremonial spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Place of Origin
Europe or Asia
Origin Notes
This spoon is likely from Scandinavia. Its shape (including the rings) and iconography (the reindeer) resemble several "Old Lapp" spoons pictured in Rainwater and Felger, A Collector's Guide to Spoon's Around the World, (Hanover, Pennsylvania: Everybodys Press, Inc., and Thomas Nelson Inc., Publishers, 1976), p. 124-126.
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "PR," stamped lengthwise within an oval cartouche
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: A crown, stamped lengthwise within an oval cartouche
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "813.H," stamped lengthwise within a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "V.5," stamped lengthwise within a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "R[1,]" stamped lengthwise within an oval cartouche
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: Unknown character/"ALL. 82 1/2=K/INTO," engraved on a diagonal going upward
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.578 (W) x 6.302 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.008 (W) x 16.008 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.3404