IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 163168 accession number: MAR.M.115-1912 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Silver-gilt; the oval bowl is attached to the handle by a flat lozenge shape, which enables the spoon to stand. The almost pentagonal hollow handle terminates with an applied shield. The back of the bowl is engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within mantling and the initials 'VH' and 'VE'. The sides and the flat base of the handle are engraved with a pattern of lines. object type: silver-gilt; oval bowl on hollow handle with flat shield-shaped terminal; engraved with a pattern of lines and a coat-of-arms title: spoon NOTES ----- type: history note value: not known before testator LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: C. B. Marlay creditline: C.B. Marlay Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163168 CATEGORIES ------ category: silver category: spoons DATING ------ creation date: 1580 - 1660 creation date earliest: 1580 creation date latest: 1660 culture: 16th Century, Late-17th Century, Mid CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 12.2 dimension: Length units: in value: 4¾ dimension: Weight units: dwt value: 15 dimension: Weight units: g value: 24