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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: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1198
• Date: Around 1695
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: GW; ABD; D
  
• Dimensions: 198 mm L x 50 mm W
  
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• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: George Walker, Aberdeen (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
  
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• 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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