Record ID: WMID-C0CC12
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy (latten) spoon of Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD). Approximately 50% of the spoon is present, consisting of the majority of the bowl and part of the handle. The terminal is missing and the edge of the bowl is incomplete. The bowl is sub circular in plan, narrowing but still convex sided towards the handle; there is no support on the back where it joins the stem. The handle is incomplete, and has a flattened oval section with rounded sides and flattened front and back. The spoon has a total length of 119.91 mm, a maximum width of 70.45 mm an…
Created on: Tuesday 8th January 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2013
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Record ID: WMID-9FD5EB
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy possible spoon bowl, of Roman to Post Medieval dating (AD 43 to AD 1650). Around 50% of the spoon is present, consisting of a sub oval flattened bowl and part of a possible flat handle. The bowl is sub oval in shape, and flat. No concavity is present. The handle is incomplete, with a post depositional break at the top. The base of the handle is flat. The possible spoon bowl exhibits a ninety degree bend in the centre of the bowl. It measures 32.0 mm in length, 32.3 mm wide and 1.2 mm thick. It weighs 6.2 g. The possible spoon bowl is a mid to dar…
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2015
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Record ID: WMID-8F90E7
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete tin plated copper alloy spoon bowl, of late Roman dating (AD 350 to AD 400). Approximately 75% of the spoon bowl is present, with an predepositional break across the width. The handle is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The spoon bowl is sub oval in plan, with a slightly sloped rececess in the centre for gathering food. Both front and back of the spoon is still predominately covered by the original tin-plating. It measures 36.58 mm in length, 32.45 mm wide and 1.10 mm thick. It weighs 3.7 g. The spoon bowl is a light grey colour, with an even surface patina. …
Created on: Monday 12th August 2013
Last updated: Monday 12th August 2013
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Record ID: WMID-7DD3A3
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete tin alloy (pewter) spoon of Post medieval dating (15th to 17th Centuries AD). Around 50% of the spoon is present, consisting of part of the bowl and the handle. The rest of the bowl and the top of the handle are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The handle or stem is sub triangular in cross section, with a flattened back. The stem joins onto the bowl with an oval shaped joint. Not enough is present of the bowl to suggest what shape it was originally. The spoon measures 93.6 mm in length, 35.3 mm wide and 12.3 mm thick. It weighs 23.6 g. The spoon is a mid …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2013
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Record ID: WMID-63FD00
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Derby
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy (latten) spoon, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1550 to AD 1650). Around 50% of the spoon is present, consisting of the knop and part of the stem/handle. The bowl is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The knop is of the seal top type with a flat top 12.4 mm in diameter, it is worn with no evidence of pricked initials. Below the top is a baluster decoration, made up of: a constriction, then a flattened oval ball (8.5 mm thick, by 5.1 mm long) then a further constriction, a narrow collar, another constriction and then a second collar, before narrowing into…
Created on: Wednesday 16th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2016
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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: WMID-E3DA90
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete tin alloy (pewter) spoon of Post medieval dating (15th to 17th Centuries AD). Around 50% of the spoon is present, consisting of an incomplete handle. The bowl and the top of the handle are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The handle or stem is sub rectangular in cross section, with a flattened back and bevelled edges. The top of the handle is folded over. Traces of possible lettering are present on the front of the handle. The inscription is hard to determine but it is possible to read the letter 'X'. The handle measures 72.1 mm in length, 10.1 mm wide and 5…
Created on: Thursday 9th July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2015
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Record ID: WMID-5FF2DB
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy, inscribed spoon handle, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1300 to AD 1600). The handle is sub rectangular in shape, and flat in profile. The handle narrows in width towards the base. The front of the handle has inscribed decoration. At the top (wider end), a crude engraving of the Virgin Mary holding a child is present. Below this is the inscription: MATER.DEI.MEMANTO.MEI (Mother of God, Remember Me), with the MEI finishing just below the Virgin Mary picture. A groove is present along each side, creating a border for the inscription. The…
Created on: Monday 27th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2015
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Record ID: WMID-C82018
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete tin alloy spoon bowl, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1750 to AD 1850). Around 50% of the spoon is present, consisting only of the bowl, with the base of the handle or stem present. The rest of the handle is missing. The spoon bowl is oval in shape, and concave. A square hole is present in the centre of the bowl, with a curved crack running upwards from a corner of the hole.The stem or handle joins onto the bowl in a sub circular drop shape. It measures 47.2 mm in length, 22.7 mm wide and 5.6 mm thick. It weighs 4.6 g. The bowl spoon is a mid grey colour, with an…
Created on: Thursday 12th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th February 2015
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Record ID: WMID-00CC24
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pewter spoon of Post Medieval dating (16th to 17th Centuries AD). Less than 25% of the spoon is present, consisting only of the top part of the bowl and part of the stem. The fragment starts off wide and gradually tapers to a thinner stem. It has a flat cross section. No decoration is present on either the front or the back. The fragment displays a ninety degree bend at the halfway point. Old breaks are visible at either end of the fragment. It measures 29.1 mm in length, 12.4 mm wide (max), 7.4 mm wide (min) and it is 4.1 mm thick. It weighs 6.4 g. The f…
Created on: Tuesday 27th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2022
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Record ID: WMID-075A0B
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy spoon, of probable Post Medieval to Modern dating (AD 1700 to AD 1900). Around 25% of the spoon is present, consisting of the handle and a small part of the bowl. Not enough survives of the bowl to indicate the shape of the bowl. The handle is rectangular and flat in shape. It terminates in a sharp point. It measures 67.2 mm in length, 12.4 mm wide and 5.9 mm thick. It weighs 15.7 g. The spoon handle is a mid to dark grey colour, with an even surface patina.
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th September 2021
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Record ID: WMID-66D2F5
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy spoon, of probable Post Medieval to Modern dating (AD 1700 to AD 1900). Around 25% of the spoon is present, consisting of the handle and a small part of the bowl. Not enough survives of the bowl to indicate the shape of the bowl. The handle is rectangular and flat in shape. An incomplete maker's mark has been stamped on the handle. This possibly reads [ ]I ATHAM. It measures 64.3 mm in length, 13.3 mm wide and 6.1 mm thick. It weighs 11.3 g. The spoon handle is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina.
Created on: Tuesday 4th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2019
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Record ID: WMID-6E8594
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pewter (tin alloy) spoon, of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600s to AD 1700s). Only the bowl survives as a result of old breaks. The spoon bowl is sub circular in plan with the sides narrowing to the neck of the handle. The spoon is concave in section. The surfaces of the spoon are plain and undecorated. Soil still adheres to the surfaces making observation of the colour and patination of the spoon uncertain. The edges of the spoon are ragged and the surfaces are worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Length: 38.9mm. Width: 34.95mm. Thickness: 1.92mm. Weigh…
Created on: Monday 17th March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Record ID: WMID-D16CAB
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy spoon of Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1650). The spoon is in two pieces, the handle and the bowl. The fragments do join. The handle and part of the fig-shaped bowl survive. The bowl is fig shaped and concave. The terminal of the handle is decorated with flattened knop, followed by a series of two globular bulbs, the first of which is approximately twice the size of the second (seal or baluster top). The rest of the handle is sub-circular in cross section. The bowl has a length of 57.7 mm and a width of 44.6 mm. The handle fragment measures 41…
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
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Record ID: WMID-08AFE0
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy (latten) spoon, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1550 to AD 1650). Around 25% of the spoon is present, consisting only of the finial. The bowl and handle are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The knop is of the seal top type with a flat top 12.5 mm in diameter, it is worn with no evidence of pricked initials. Below the top is a baluster decoration, made up of: a constriction, then a fluted oval ball (9.8 mm thick, by 7.0 mm long) then a further constriction, a narrow collar, another constriction and then a second collar, before narrowing into the flatten…
Created on: Wednesday 26th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2016
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Record ID: WMID-42E97B
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy 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. 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 grooved teardrop shape. An old patinated break is present. It measures 33.7 mm in length, 14.3 mm diameter at the top and the break has a diameter of 4.3 mm. It weighs 9.6 g. The spoon finial is a mid…
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
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Record ID: WMID-F5E013
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
FINDSPOT NEEDED An incomplete lead/tin alloy (pewter) spoon of Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1700). Less than 25% of the spoon is present, consisting only of the top part of the bowl and the shoulder between the bowl and handle. The handle joins onto the bowl with a scallop shell design on the reverse. The overall bowl shape of the spoon can not be determined. It measures 29.7 mm in length, 31.6 mm wide and 4.9 mm thick. It weighs 7.1 g. The spoon fragment is a mid grey colour, with an even surface patina.
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
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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-54F85D
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead or tin alloy (pewter) spoon of Post Medieval to Modern dating (c. AD 1750 - c. AD 1900). Approximately 40% of the spoon remains consisting of part of the bowl and part of the handle. Around 25% of the bowl is present and the angles at the shoulder are suggestive of a fig shaped bowl. No maker's mark appears to be present. The bowl appears to have been flattened, probably as a result of time within the plough soil. There are incised scratches on the surface of the bowl however it is unclear whether this is decoration or post depositional dama…
Created on: Monday 18th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 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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