Caption

Table spoon with shooting brotherhood emblem, maker: Hermann, Christoph fl. ca. 1740–1778 goldsmith, active from the 1740s, died 1778. Silver spoon, ca. mid-18th century. On the reverse of the bowl: dotted italic inscription Anno 1766 1 April; below it an engraved shooting shield, crossed rifles, and the Elblag coat of arms. Along the handle: dotted, very faded German italic inscription Hier isst ? der Platz da zeigt deinen Fleis / Ein Edlen Rath # dir Ehr und Preis. Obverse of the handle has a later inscription: AW CH / 1860 / 14 Sept. Function: shooting-award spoon awarded at annual marksman fraternity competitions. Place: Elblag, Royal Prussia. Cutlery; length 22.5 cm; weight 64 g., A single metal spoon lies horizontally on a light gray surface, showing the bowl on the left and the handle extending to the right; the bowl has engraved concentric circular patterns and decorative engraved motifs with visible scratches and a slightly worn, reflective silver-gray finish, while the handle tapers and ends in a scallop-shaped terminal with ridged fan-like grooves and small stamped marks, the entire object exhibiting areas of subtle tarnish and variations of silver-gray tones against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_160

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Keywords

Table spoon shooting brotherhood emblem maker Hermann Christoph fl ca 1740–1778 goldsmith active 1740s died 1778 Silver spoon mid-18th century reverse bowl dotted italic inscription Anno 1766 1 April engraved shooting shield crossed rifles Elblag coat arms handle faded German italic inscription Hier isst der Platz da zeigt deinen Fleis Ein Edlen Rath # dir Ehr und Preis Obverse later inscription Aw Ch 1860 14 Sept Function shooting-award spoon awarded annual marksman fraternity competitions Place Elblag Royal Prussia Cutlery length 22.5 cm weight 64 g single metal spoon lies horizontally light gray surface showing left handle extending right engraved concentric circular patterns decorative motifs visible scratches slightly worn reflective silver-gray finish handle tapers ends scallop-shaped terminal ridged fan- grooves small stamped marks entire object exhibiting areas subtle tarnish variations silver-gray tones pale gray background.