Price, F. G. Hilton (Frederick George Hilton), 1842-1909 · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 35
29 Writhen Knops. Writhen knops are very rare in pewter and, in fact, in all metals. They are first mentioned in silver about the year 1488, so we may assume that this form was made in pewter during the whole period of the XYIth century. The form of the spoon is the same as those already mentioned,… … hall Museum is a very unusual spoon Fig. 12. Writhen knopped spoon. ^ of this form, with a fig-shaped bowl and twisted stem, the knop being, as usual, spirally fluted ; it belongs to the same period as the other. There is another curious example of this form of spoon in pewter in the collection of…
Spoons · Hallmarks
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