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Spoon: NAV.S.16-1933

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pewterer: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Pewter; large oval bowl attached by a rat's tail to a square section stem (stele) which curves up before flattening towards the ornate finial of possible stylised flowers beneath a possible horse's hoof

Notes

History note: A.F. de Navarro

Legal notes

A.F. de Navarro Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 17.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Navarro, Mary Anderson de, Madame and Navarro, J. M. de, MA

Dating

17th Century, Mid-Late
Circa 1650 CE - Circa 1700 CE

Note

The spoon is 17th century is style but may be a late 19th or early 20th century casting of an earlier spoon

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Pewter

Identification numbers

Accession number: NAV.S.16-1933
Primary reference Number: 166943
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 11 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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