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Apostle spoon (St John)
Silver, parcel-gilt
Origin: London
Date: 1653-1654
18.2 cm length; 59 g weight
Marks/Maker: London, sterling standard, 1653-4, maker's mark SV, cinquefoil below, for Steven Venables
Bequeathed by A.T. Carter, 1947; WA1947.107
T. Schroder (2009), no. 339
It is possible that the finial is a replacement, although by this date such inferior workmanship was common on Apostle spoons.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
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