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C2001-123
Spoon with relief-cast portrait of George I
C2001-123

Spoon with relief-cast portrait of George I

Date1714-1727
OriginEngland
MediumPewter
DimensionsOL: 7 15/16"; W (bowl): 1 5/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1991-163
DescriptionSpoon with relief-cast portrait of George I.
Label TextThis spoon and its privately owned mate are the only known spoons with a relief-cast portrait of George I in the classical style with a wreath of laurel leaves in his hair, as in his depictions on English coins. The interior of the bowl has been strongly scraped or grated.
Inscribed"GR" for George Rex cast in relief below portrait on face of handle. Owners' initials "RE" and "ER" cast in relief on underside of handle.
MarkingsNone.
ProvenanceVendor: Robin Bellamy Antiques, Witney, Oxfordshire, who acquired this spoon and a matching example from a Nottingham dealer some years ago.