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Silver spoon, made in Glasgow

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000-190-000-784-C
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Silver spoon, made in Glasgow

This is the front of a silver spoon, dating from 1685 and made in Glasgow by James Stirling. Known as a 'trefid' spoon because of the three lobes at the end of the stem, this may be one of the earliest examples of a Scottish teaspoon.

The spoon has a wide egg-shaped bowl and a plain stem.

Scottish-made spoons of the 16th and 17th century are rare. Designs initially followed English and continental patterns and the trefid design originated in London. It is fairly uncommon in Scotland.


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Online ID: 000-190-000-784-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1555
Date: 1685
Material: Silver. Inscription: On underside of stem, near bowl: IS; tree, fish, bell, etc [Glasgow mark, in an oval punch]; e [gothic, in a shaped punch like maker's mark]; on underside: AP
Dimensions: 134 mm L x 33 mm bowl W
What: Spoon
Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who: James Stirling, Glasgow (Silversmith)
Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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Description: Small silver spoon with a wide egg-shaped bowl and a plain stem with upturned trefid end, by James Stirling, Glasgow, 1685, inscribed "AP" on the underside
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