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Object name(s):
spoon; seal top spoon; seal top spoon
Brief description:
A silver gilt seal top spoon from Mr R Holbeche Corfield’s collection. Between 1977 and 1995 this collection of 96 spoons was on loan to RAMM. In 1995 the museum was able to purchase the collection with support from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Reynolds Chard bequest, National Art Collections Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund. This object is not on display. Inscription seal pricking IC /1654
Collection:
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Associated concept:
Eating and Drinking
Credit line:
Purchased with support from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, the Reynolds Chard bequest, Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Current location:
Not on display
Field collector:
Mr R Holbeche Corfield (from the collection of)
Material:
silver (gilt)
Object name:
spoon; seal top spoon; seal top spoon
Object number:
149/1995/70
Object production date:
1650 to 1654
Date - period:
Commonwealth (1649-1660)
Object production person:
? Richard ? Sweet (maker)
Object production place:
? Crewkerne
Object production place:
? Somerset
Object production place:
United Kingdom: England
Object production place:
Northern Europe
Object production place:
Europe
Reproduction number:
149-1995-70.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Decorative Art
Responsible department/section:
Silver

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0c0789b0-fd40-3ebe-a301-1cc7e6a8a82b

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0c0789b0-fd40-3ebe-a301-1cc7e6a8a82b, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0

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