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Pewter spoon from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
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Pewter spoon from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart

Paulus Verbrugge · 1700 - 1735-02-03 · tin (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Tin spoon with oval bowl and handle with bracket-shaped end and rattail. The bowl is slightly dented. The spoon has a long needle with a leaf. With owner's initials GB (presumably Gelein Bevers). Maker's mark on the reverse of the handle oval, containing a female figure with a laurel branch below and a crown above: LOCKTIN; ....BRUGGE (=Paulus Verbrugge, 1639-after 1693, tinsmith in Amsterdam).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePewter spoon from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart. 1700 - 1735-02-03. Paulus Verbrugge. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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