Caption

Decorative spoon by Deakin & Francis Ltd Birmingham; goldsmiths; fl. from 1786. Spoon with an ovoid scoop, smooth; handle formed of two intertwined stylized branches with leaves, ending in a round flat terminal with enameled decoration: on a white background a branch with yellow spherical fruits and lanceolate green leaves. Cutlery; height 11.5 cm, width 2.4 cm, weight 15 g; dated 1912/1913; England, Birmingham, Great Britain., A single metal spoon lies horizontally against a flat gray background, showing a smooth oval bowl on the left and a rounded, slightly scalloped handle end on the right; the spoon has a worn, reflective silver surface with visible scratches and patches of darker tarnish, and there are small areas of duller and shinier silver along the stem and bowl.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_051

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57.9Mb (410.6Kb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3375 (300dpi)

Keywords

Decorative spoon Deakin & Francis Ltd Birmingham goldsmiths fl 1786 Spoon ovoid scoop smooth handle formed two intertwined stylized branches leaves ending round flat terminal enameled decoration white background branch yellow spherical fruits lanceolate green leaves Cutlery height 11.5 cm width 2.4 cm weight 15 g dated 1912 1913 England Birmingham Great Britain single metal spoon lies horizontally flat gray background showing smooth oval bowl left rounded slightly scalloped handle right spoon worn reflective silver surface visible scratches patches darker tarnish small areas duller shinier silver stem bowl.