Basting or serving spoon

Date1700-1701

Artist/Maker Anthony Nelme

MediumSilver

DimensionsL: 13 15/16"; W (bowl): 2 7/16;"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1971-238

Descriptionbasting, serving, ragout spoon
Label TextLarge spoons of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, which usually closely follow the design of contemporary spoons for table use, were probably intended for basting and serving purposes. Some late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century examples are fitted with tubular handles. This example of shield-end type is of good proportions and well made.
InscribedOwner's crest engraved on underside of handle at end.
Markings"N e" in sunburst, "7 =4" and date and city mark.
ProvenanceVendor: How (of Edinburgh), London
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