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Acorn spoon
Copied from a pewter original in York City Museum. This widespread style begins about 1400 and continues to be popular into the mid-seventeenth century. Length 15cm. |
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Diamond Top Spoon
Circa 1400. The bottom half is copied from a pewter original illustrated in "Pewter Spoons" by Coventry Museum, whereas the top half is copied from a silver original of the same date. An early method of manufacture was to cast pewter into stone moulds, and the shape of the shaft would have meant the casting released easily from the mould. Length 15cm. |
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Maidenhead Spoon
Dating from as early as 1375, this spoon has as its finial a depiction of the Virgin Mary, with an ornate headdress that helps to date the spoon. Length 15cm. |
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Slip Top Soon
Copied from an original in Gloucester Museum. This style can be found as early as 1500, continuing to the 1650's. Length 16cm. |
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Wodewose Spoon
Copied from a silver original dated 1478. The wodewose featured in medieval folklore as the "wild man of the woods". He had no conscience, ate till he was full and possessed an unbridled sexual appetite. Length 16.5cm. |
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