Durham County Council, Lauren Proctor, 2013-10-29 10:46:30
Title
DUR-F8A896 Hallmark
Description
English: A complete silver teaspoon in two parts dating to the post medieval period.
The object has an oval bowl which is folded and badly damaged, The stem of the spoon is narrow and D-shaped in section before widening and flatterning to the rounded terminal. On the back of the stem there is a hallmark of a lion rampant and the letters S E which probably refer to the silversmith. On the flattened terminal are the letters A B which probably refer to the owner of the spoon.
A similar object has been recorded on the PAS database: SUR-7D3101.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) County Durham
Date
between 1750 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 583041 Old ref: DUR-F8A896 Filename: DUR-F8A896 hallmark.JPG
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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