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Spoon: PER.M.S.1-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Metal worker: Unidentified

Entities

Categories

Description

Latten (copper alloy); fig-shaped bowl with slightly tapering stem (stele) of hexagonal section, terminating in a finial of an unidentified apostle or possibly Christ

Notes

History note: Not known before testator

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 17.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

17th Century, Late
Circa 1650 - Circa 1700

School or Style

English

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.S.1-1923
Primary reference Number: 166963
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 6 December 2012 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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