Spoon
Date1837-1860
Artist/Maker
John Yates
OriginEngland, Birmingham
MediumPewter
DimensionsOL: 9"; W (bowl): 1 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1984-157
DescriptionHandle of conventional downturned fiddle type with understated beveled shoulders flanking shank above bowl; pointed egg-shaped bowl with raised single drop on underside below juncture with stem.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)Maker's touch "JO/HN/YA/TE/S" within a sequence of five rectangles on underside of handle (Cotterell 5340A; Homer and Hall, no. 46). Secondary mark "VR" in script with royal crown above within a conforming reserve on underside of handle (Cotterell 5340A; Homer and Hall, no. 46).ProvenanceEx Coll: Fred Bishop VellacottVendor: Robin Bellamy Antiques, Witney, Oxfordshire.
1780-1810
