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Apostle spoon (Christ)
Silver, with traces of gilding
Origin: London
Date: 1523-1524 or 1534-1535
16.6 cm length; 53 g weight
Marks/Maker: London, 1523-4 or 1534-5, maker's mark a 'fringed' S, possibly for William Simpson
Bequeathed by A.T. Carter, 1947; WA1947.76
T. Schroder (2009), no. 321
This maker's mark occurs only on spoons with marks dating between 1515 and 1543. He appears to be the most prolific maker during the reign of Henry VIII.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
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