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SPOON
Unique ID: IOW-5C1EC2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a post-Medieval copper-alloy spoon (c. 1660-c. 1700 ).
This fragment consists of part of the stem and the 'trifid' (tri-lobed) terminal. It is flat on both faces and has an old transverse break on the stem.
The metal is reddish brown and has patches of a green patina. The break is old.
Height: 41.30mm; width: 24.09mm; thickness: 1.47mm. Weight: 5.66g.
This style of spoon first appeared soon after 1660 and went out of fashion by c. 1700 (Homer 1975: 43).
Homer, R. F. 1975. Five centuries of base metal spoons. London: The Worshipful Company of Pewterers.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 41.3 mm
Width: 24.09 mm
Thickness: 1.47 mm
Weight: 5.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-146
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer, R.F. | 1975 | Five Centuries of Base Metal Spoons | London | The Worshipful Company of Pewterers | 43 |
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