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Lion Sejant Spoon

Artist
Date1638
Object NameSpoon
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: length 17.8 × width 5cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1982 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG001171
About MeAn early shape of spoon known as a 'lion sejant spoon'. This English speciality features a seated heraldic lion on a plinth and dates to around 1638.
More About Me
This English speciality features a seated heraldic lion on a plinth. Can you spot it?
Exhibitions
Seal Top Spoon
A B
c. 1627
Two Mustard Spoons by Daniel Pontifex
Daniel Pontifex
early 19th Century
Hash Spoon by Mitchell and Russell
Mitchell & Russell
1813 - 1814
Serving Spoon by William Jamieson
William Jamieson
Dessert Spoon by James and Patrick Riach
John & Patrick Riach
1820 - 1830
Two Spoons by John Leslie
John Leslie
1750 - 1799
Preserve Spoon by Andrew Davidson
Andrew Davidson
1830 - 1840
Dessert Spoon by Peter Lambert
Peter Lambert
c. 1820
Three Spoons by M Rettie and Sons
M Rettie & Sons
1840
Preserve Spoon
J W
1861 - 1862
Two Mustard Spoons by George Sangster
George Sangster
1863 - 1864
Gravy Spoon by Wallis and Hayne
Thomas Wallis
1810
Dessert Spoon by Alexander Davidson
Alexander Davidson
c. 1830
Dessert Spoon by Alexander Davidson
Alexander Davidson
c. 1830
Gravy Spoon by James Erskine
James Erskine
c. 1800
Dessert Spoon by William Jamieson
William Jamieson
1806 - 1841
Masking Spoon by James Gordon
James Gordon
Egg Spoon made by Hayne and Cater
Hayne & Cater
1847 - 1848
Fish Knife
William Jamieson
1806 - 1841
Mustard Spoon by Joseph Taylor
Joseph Taylor
1811 - 1812
Masking Spoon
Nathaniel Rae
1824 - 1836