ECS-S.87-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.87-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Set of Twelve 'Eton' Table Spoons
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Twelve matching silver table spoons
Other number
87
Description
Inscription
Engraved with fleur de lis and the initials 'EC' for Eton College
Inscription description
Leopards head crowned
Lion passant
Maker's mark: very worn
The twelve spoons bear various date marks, all very worn: 1776-1777?, 1800-1801, 1808-1809. Jones (p. 48) suggests dates of 1720-1736
Lion passant
Maker's mark: very worn
The twelve spoons bear various date marks, all very worn: 1776-1777?, 1800-1801, 1808-1809. Jones (p. 48) suggests dates of 1720-1736
Material
silver
Physical description
Twelve table spoons, engraved with a fleur de lis and EC for Eton College. Various dates
Production
Date
c.1776-1809
History and association
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.48)
