Spoon

This silver spoon was made by Aberdeen silversmith George Walker, around 1695. The style is known as a dognose spoon because when viewed from above, the end of the spoon is similar in shape to a dog's head.

The spoon has an oval bowl and a wavy end stem with the tip turned up.

Scottish-made spoons of the 16th and early 17th century are rare. Designs initially followed English and continental patterns and the dognose spoon developed from the three-lobed trefid design which originated in London.

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Online ID:	000-100-001-093-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEQ 1198
Date:	Around 1695
Material:	Silver. Inscription: GW; ABD; D
Dimensions:	198 mm L x 50 mm W
What:
Subject:	Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who:	George Walker, Aberdeen (Silversmith)
Where:	Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
Event:
Description:	Silver spoon with a wavy end stem with the tip turned up and a long beaded rat's tail, by George Walker, Aberdeen
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