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This silver spoon was made between 1611 and 1613 by Gilbert Kirkwood, an Edinburgh silversmith. It is known as a disc-end spoon from the pattern at the end of the stem.

The spoon has a circular disc at the top of the stem. The disc is inscribed with the initials 'ISM'.

Scottish-made spoons of the 16th and early 17th century are rare. Designs initially followed English and continental patterns, but the disc-end pattern was a distinctively Scottish type.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-925-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 140
• Date: Between 1611 and 1613
  c. 1611 - 1612
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: At top of stem: ISM [the S slightly raised above the others]
  
• Dimensions: 170 mm L x 50 mm W
  
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• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Description: Silver spoon with a circular disc at the top of the stem inscribed "ISM", c. 1611 - 1612
  
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