Sterling Silver Seal Top Spoon London 1595

Description

Heading : Sterling Silver Seal Top Spoon
Date : Hallmarked in London 1595
Period : Elizabeth I
Origin : London
Decoration : The original gilding has mostly worn. Traces remain on the top of the seal. It is more on both faces of the bowl
Size :  Length 15.6cm
Condition : The bowl is a little misshapen and there is a small area of scratching inside the bowl. Makers mark is clear but unknown
Restoration : None
Weight :  31grams (1 troy)

To give this some context this spoon was made in the same year that Catholic Spanish forces invaded Cornwall and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was performed for the first time.