Lion sejant spoon

A silver lion sejant spoon from Mr R Holbeche Corfield’s collection.

Between 1977 and 1995 this collection of 96 spoons was on loan to RAMM. In 1995 the museum was able to purchase the collection with support from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Reynolds Chard bequest, National Art Collections Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
149/1995/32
Collection Class
Silver
Material
silvergilt (traces)
Common Name
lion sejant spoon
Simple Name
spoon
Period Classification
Elizabethan (1558-1603)
Production Town
unk
Production County
West Country (? Wiltshire/East Dorset)
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Date
c 1600
Production Person Surname
unk
Production Year Low
1595
Production Year High
1603

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lion sejant spoon