Set of six silver-gilt teaspoons and case, by Andrew Archer

An image of Teaspoon/spoons. A set of six silver-gilt teaspoons and case. Archer, Andrew, silversmith, possibly, London. Each spoon has oval bowl with rat-tail on the back, and a dog-nose terminal with later engraved initials 'EP'. The spoon-shaped case is covered in shagreen and lined with green velvet. Silver gilt (silver whole, gold surface), length, overall, 12 cm, 1704-1705 . Queen Anne Period.

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Teaspoon/spoons. A set of six silver-gilt teaspoons and case. Archer, Andrew, silversmith, possibly, London. Each spoon has oval bowl with rat-tail on the back, and a dog-nose terminal with later engraved initials 'EP'. The spoon-shaped case is covered in shagreen and lined with green velvet. Silver gilt (silver whole, gold surface), length, overall, 12 cm, 1704-1705 . Queen Anne Period.

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Accession Number: M.5-1953
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/45.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
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Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 108.49kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 45/1

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18th Century Andrew Archer Artist/Maker Date English Material Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Silver Stewart Period Stuart Period Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd case cutlery eating implement engraved engraving gilded implement service ware shagreen silver-gilt silverware spoon tableware

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