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Apostle spoon (St John)
Silver
Origin: London
Date: 1640-1641
18.8 cm length; 62 g weight
Marks/Maker: London, sterling standard, 1640-1, maker's mark TH, probably for Thomas Hodges
Provenance: Gavin, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane, sale, Christie's, 12 May 1926, lot 92
Bequeathed by A.T. Carter, 1947; WA1947.105
T. Schroder (2009), no. 337
The 1st Marquess of Breadalbane (1851-1922) was an enthusiastic collector of silver and one of the pioneers in the field of early spoons. He signed each of his spoons with his name.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
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