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SPOON
Unique ID: IOW-BFD9A5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy spoon (c. 1800-c. 1900).
The shallow bowl is sub-oval in plan and is more pointed at the handle end. It is soldered to the stem which is mainly circular in cross-section but is flattened at each end. Where the stem joins the bowl, the heal is pointed and the opposite end of the stem is folded rearwards to form a terminal.
This spoon has traces of a white metal coating on the stem only.
Length: 132.8mm; width of bowl: 34.1mm; thickness of bowl: 4.4mm. Weight: 13.29g.
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 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 132.8 mm
Width: 34.1 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 13.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-5-14
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
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.
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