18th Century Norwegian Silver Spoon, Engraved Handle, 1762 Dated
Interesting mid 18th century Norwegian silver marriage or Christening spoon, with foliate and lattice engraved handle, and remnants of engraving on the back of the wide bowl, twin marks Rs and dated 1762, 6.30 in. long
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- Marrow Spoon - A spoon with a long handle and a narrow scoop shaped bowl, used to scoop and eat marrow from the hollow centre of roasted bones. Some marrow scoops are double ended with a different shaped bowl at each end.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
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