Silver spoon

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This is the back of a silver spoon dating from around 1640. It is known as a Puritan-end spoon and is very rare in Scotland, this being one of only five known examples. It was possibly made by Thomas Lindsay, a silversmith in Dundee.

The bowl is engraved with the initials 'A S I M'. The end of the stem is engraved with the date 1640.

The Puritan-end spoon probably gets its name from the fact that it originally appeared during the period of Puritan domination in England. The Puritan name may also be because the spoon has a very plain shape.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-082-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1176
• Date: Around 1640
  c. 1650
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: TL; [Dundee mark]
  Spoon
  
• Dimensions: 174 mm L; 61 mm x 48 mm (bowl)
  
• What: Spoon
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Thomas Lindsay (?), Dundee (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Angus, Dundee
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver spoon with a Puritan stem engraved with stylized flowers and leaves at the end, possibly by Thomas Lindsay, Dundee, c. 1650
  
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