Record ID: WMID-0B34A5
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gilded silver seal top spoon finial of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1600). Around 25% of the spoon is present, consisting of the baluster finial only. The finial has a flattened disc top, with the initials W / T.A engraved onto it using multiple small circular punches. Beneath the seal top, the stem narrows before expanding into a circular collar decorated by vertical grooves. Then the stem narrows again prior to expanding to a teardrop shape. An old patinated break is present. It measures 19.4 mm in length, 12.4 mm diameter at the top and the break has a d…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Saturday 20th August 2022
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Record ID: WMID-3D1229
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver rat tail Hanoverian type spoon of Post Medieval dating (AD 1690 - AD 1830). Over 75% of the spoon is present, with the top of the spoon bowl split and folded upwards. The spoon bowl was oval. No hall marks present.The handle is in the Old English style. On the reverse, a 'rat's tail' forms at the base of the spoon and extends to the mid-point on the back on the spoon bowl. On the reverse of the stem, in the wider section, are the owner's initials, 'F.G'. It measures 110.2 mm in length, 20.9 mm wide and 1.8 mm thick. It weighs 9.7 g. …
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-04D9E0
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver spoon, of Post Medieval dating (probably AD 1650 to AD 1750). Around 50% of the spoon is present, with half of the bowl and handle missing, presumed lost in antiquity. Around 25% of the bowl is present and the angles at the shoulder are suggestive of a fig shaped bowl. A triangular 'rat tail' is present on the reverse. It starts at the top of the bowl (base of the handle), below a semi circular depression. The rattail extends to around the half way point of the bowl. The handle has a flattened D shape, with the curved surface on the front of the bowl, and…
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-1872F4
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver spoon handle, of Post Medieval dating (16th Century AD). The handle is an elongated 'tear drop' shape, with a rounded end. The front exhibits a central ridge (Hanoverian terminal) and the back is flat. Two initials have been scratched on the reverse 'S*C', presumably those of the original owner. The handle has broken across the hallmark, with only the standard mark being present. This mark consists of a Lion passant, facing left in a rectangular cartouche, with a small triangle removed next to the lion's head. This has been reported as Potential Treasure, due…
Created on: Sunday 10th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Calverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-883FF2
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast silver gilt finial from an Apostle spoon, of Late Medieval to Post Medieval dating (15th to 16th Centuries AD). The finial consists of robed figure, with bare head and chin length chin, holding a book in his right hand and either a saw or a one sided palm frond in his left. The figure is stood on a double fluted hexagonal shaped base. It measures 32.01mm in length, 11.46mm wide and 8.88mm thick. It weighs 10.9 grams. The earliest dated set of Apostle spoons is 1493 AD, but they were most popular from 1500 AD to 1660s AD. Complete sets consisted of all twelve A…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bawtry', grid reference and parish protected.