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SPOON
Unique ID: LVPL-5F8BBB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete pewter (lead alloy) spoon of medieval to post-medieval date. The spoon bowl is fig-leaf shaped in plan and curves in profile. The stem is lozenge-shaped in cross-section and terminates in a recent break. File marks are visible on the faceted sides of the stem. The edges of the bowl have been slightly damaged, possibly due to abrasion from within the plough soil. There are no stamps or maker's marks on the object.
When complete this spoon may have had a decorative knop such as an acorn knop, see YORYM-AEDA75 https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/276333. Egan(1998) illustrates pewter spoons with makers mark of similar form but not identical to this (p250-252).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69 mm
Width: 42 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 15.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2016 - Friday 16th September 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Stockport (Metropolitan District)
District: Stockport (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Marple
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office |
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