SOM-FD1BE3: SOM-FD1BE3: Post-Medieval seal top spoon

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SPOON

Unique ID: SOM-FD1BE3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Complete copper alloy Post-Medieval seal top spoon. The stem is slightly flattened and culminates in a thin circumferential band, followed by a (possibly) foliate knop and then a rounded section decorated with longitudinal grooves, culminating in a flat 'seal top'. This section is so called because it resembles the seal matrices used during this period and earlier to make impressions in sealing wax. The bowl is 'fig' shaped. The spoon is in fairly good condition with a greenish patina and some pitting. Traces of silvering can be seen in places, particularly on the bowl. It is of late 16th to 17th century in date (Moore 2005, pp.7-10). Length: 153.15mm, Width: 25.51mm, diameter of seal top: 13.10mm, Weight: 50.7g

Notes:

Recorded at finds day - identified from photo

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 153.15 mm
Width: 25.15 mm
Weight: 50.7 g
Diameter: 13.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th February 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Recorded at finds day (Wells 10-02-10)

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Ditcheat

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Moore, S.	1987	Spoons 1650-1930	Princes Risborough	Shire Publications Ltd	7-10

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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