- Museum number
- S334
- Object
- Funeral spoon, Dutch (probably Sneek), silver, about 1650 with later inscription
- Description
- Funeral spoon. Pear-shaped , the cast rustic stem terminating in a beaded knop formed as a calyx. Bowl back engraved with coat of arms and inscription, 'Den j September 1700 is in dem Gerif Claes YBS' (The 1st. of September 1700 rested in the Lord Claes (son of) Ibes)
- Materials
- Silver
- Inscription
- Dutch , Friesland probably Sneek, c. 1650
- On display?
- Yes
Further description
- Simple name
- Spoon
- Dimensions
- regular: 17.0cm (d)
Funeral spoon
Dutch (probably Sneek)
Silver, about 1650
S334
Inscribed later: Den j September 1700 is in dem Gerif Claes Ybs [1 September 1700 rested in the Lord Claes [son of] Ibes]
More elaborate than their English counterparts, Dutch spoons were made to commemorate births, marriages and even deaths.
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