Salt spoon
William Bateman I (1774 - 1850)
Category
Silver
Date
1818
Materials
Silver
Measurements
28 mm (Width) x 11 mm (Depth); 100 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 548441
Summary
Four fiddle-shaped salt spoons. i-ii made in London, date letter 'h'-1823, maker's mark 'W.B' -William Bateman. iii-iv also made in London by William Bateman, date letter 'C' -1818. Handles engraved with 'JW'.
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward collection, left to the National Trust in the will of Miss Ward in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
W.B (maker's mark for William Bateman i-iv)
Makers and roles
William Bateman I (1774 - 1850), silversmith