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SPOON

Unique ID: SUSS-5D5CA0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A miniature spoon, made of silver. The bowl is circular (measuring 16.6 x 16.5 x 5.9mm); it is soldered to the stem, which is a thin silver rod; the knop is spherical, and is joined to the stem via a shallow conical cup that forms part of the knop. There are hallmarks on the back of the bowl: 1) the upper case letters HB; 2) an anchor; 3) a lion facing left; 4) a lower case ‘a’. The stem has been bent around, and the spoon is generally in poor condition, with slightly ragged edges around the bowl. The shape and size of the spoon suggest that it was used for measuring some a precious or important substance, such as a valuable spice or powdered medicine; the fact that it is made of uncorruptable metal shows that the substance to be measured might have been tinted by a lesser material, as well as the use of silver being a mark of status: this in turn points to the original owner being wealthy. The hallmarks proclaim an 18th or 19th century origin.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1725
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.84 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Multiple

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Clapham area

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Woodland
Specific landuse: Deciduous native

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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