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Seal-Top Spoon
English (Exeter), about 1583–90
Marked by: Christopher Easton
Exeter, England
L. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); W. of bowl 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.); Weight 42.5 gm (1 oz 8 dwt)
Silver
Inscriptions: Stamped on back of stem, Breadalbane
Marks: In bowl, Exeter town mark; on back of stem, maker's mark C ESTON in a rectangular shield (Jackson, 1921, p. 331; rev. ed. 1989, p. 289)Classification: Silver
Type, sub-type: flatwareObject is currently not on viewThe spoon has a fig-shaped bowl and a tapering hexagonal stem. The baluster support is surmounted by a circular seal.
Construction:
The bowl and stem of the spoon are forged from a single piece. The seal and baluster support are cast and applied. Traces of gilding remain on the finial. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonAnonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914), 1942
Accession number: 42.82Provenance/Ownership History: Marquess of Breadalbane, Newick Park, Sussex; Anonymous Gift in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: February 12, 1942)This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
 
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