Museum number
S343
Object
Funeral spoon, Amsterdam, silver-gilt, 1664/65
Description
Rounded oval bowl, stem cast in scrolling auricular style in triangular section terminating in a scroll, rat-tail back bowl, the latter engraved within a foliate border with the raising of Lazarus, probably from a print by the medallist Wouter Muller. Back of the bowl cast with two skeletons in relief, enclosing a cartouche engraved with scythes, 'Elizabeth Boferis obyt den 20en Jul\'ff A\'b0 1664 out 11 Jaeren' (Elizabeth Boseris died on the 20th July in the year 1664 aged 11 years). Skeletons derived from a medal by Muller.
Materials
Silver - Silver-gilt
On display?
Yes

Further description

Simple name
Silver
Dimensions
regular: 16.4cm (l)
Funeral spoon Amsterdam Silver-gilt, 1664/65 S343 This object was made to commemorate the death of a child. The two skeletons on the medallion hold a scythe and an extinguished torch, both symbols of life cut short. Between them sits a baby blowing soap bubbles, another emblem of the fragility of life.

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