Hound’s head spoon
A hound’s head 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.
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.
- 149/1995/41
- Collection Class
- Silver
- Collector Excavator
- Corfield, Mr R Holbeche (from the collection of)
- Material
- silver | | | |
- Common Name
- hound’s head spoon
- Simple Name
- spoon
- Inscription Transcription
- AW / 1628
- Period Classification
- Elizabethan (1558-1603)
- Production Town
- Barnstaple
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- c 1575
- Production Person Initials
- Thomas
- Production Person Surname
- Mathew
- Production Year Low
- 1570
- Production Year High
- 1580
