Teaspoon (front)

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This is the front of a silver teaspoon made by Robert Gordon of Madras in India. The teaspoon has an egg-shaped bowl and a stem fashioned in the 'Old English' pattern.

Silver teaspoon with an egg-shaped bowl and an Old English stem, by Robert Gordon, Madras

Gordon was a member of an extended family of craftsmen with Aberdeen connections who settled in India.

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• Online ID: 000-100-086-678-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1147
• Date: 18th or 19th century
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: RG
  Spoon, teaspoon
  
• Dimensions: 130 mm L x 40 mm W
  
• What: Spoon, teaspoon
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Robert Gordon, Madras (Silversmith)
  
• Where: India, Madras
  
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