ECS-S.23:1-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.23:1-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Alsorted Salt Spoons
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Salt spoon, one of five assorted
Comments
Group of five assorted
Other number
23A
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 100mm
Inscription
Engraved with demi-lion crest
Inscription description
Marks defaced (Jones 1938)
Material
silver
Physical description
One of five assorted salt spoons.
Onslow pattern salt spoon, with scrolled end and shell bowl engraved with demi-lion crest.
Onslow pattern salt spoon, with scrolled end and shell bowl engraved with demi-lion crest.
Production
Person
Unknown (Silversmith)
Date
c.1750
Note
Jones describes the spoon as Late Georgian
History and association
Object history note
3 spoons not found in 2006, 1 not found in 2013. 5 seen by Sauna Gailey 2014
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.17 )
