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Spoon: NAV.S.27-1933

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Metal worker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Latten (copper alloy); fig-shapedl bowl with a narrow stem (stele) of lozenge section, which tapers towards a small ball-shaped finial

Notes

History note: A.F. de Navarro

Legal notes

A.F. de Navarro Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 14.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
Circa 1880 CE - Circa 1910 CE

Note

The spoon is unusually heavy and cast, so is probably a copy of a 13th or 14th century ball knop spoon

School or Style

English

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

Identification numbers

Accession number: NAV.S.27-1933
Primary reference Number: 166960
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 10 August 2015 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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