Tudor Spoon

Product Description: This 15cm reproduction Tudor Spoon is made from lead-free pewter. It is supplied with a full-colour information card that has images of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, a Tudor plate and an engraving of tableware in use on the front. There is also historical information which explains about pewter tableware in Tudor times. The spoon, held in place, and card are supplied in a clear presentation box.

Information: During the Tudor period tableware made from pewter would have been used in the homes of the wealthy, such as Hampton Court Palace, and by officers on ships. Pewter tableware was hardwearing and would have included dishes, plates, tankards and spoons.

Pewter spoons were sometimes engraved with the maker’s mark or initial or with the owner’s family coat of arms, emblem or initial. Owning a pewter spoon was a way of proclaiming one’s wealth and status in society. Some people carried their own spoons about with them.

This beautiful reproduction spoon is based on a Writhen or twisted knop spoon. The bulb-shaped knop on the top of the spoon was formed from several twisted strands of wire, thick in the middle and smaller at the ends. The maker or owners fleur-de-lis mark is stamped onto the top of the bowl. The original was made in London in 1500.

Note: For ornamental purposes only.