Salt spoon
Paul Callard
Category
Silver
Date
c. 1758
Materials
Silver
Measurements
2.0 cm (Width); 8.9 cm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852074.15
Summary
One of four Hanoverian pattern salt spoons by Paul Callard, London, circa 1758. The spoon is forged out of an individual piece of silver and has an almost hemispherical raised bowl and a tapering stem with an upturned terminal end and a single drop at the junction with the bowl. Heraldry: The underside of the terminal is engraved with the quartered arms of the Hanoverian monarchs (pre-1801) within the Garter and beneath an imperial crown flanked by the initials G R. Scratchweight: None.
Full description
For further detail see the master object entry.
Provenance
Jewel Office; allocated to George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-75) as Ambassador to Madrid 1758; discharged to Lord Bristol 9 April 1759; by descent to the 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951); accepted by the Treasury in lieu of death duties in 1956 and transferred to the National Trust.
Credit line
Ickworth, the Bristol Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Reverse of the stem: Hallmarks: maker’s mark ‘PC’ beneath two mullets and above a fleur-de-lis (Arthur Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, 1990, no. 2150).
Makers and roles
Paul Callard, goldsmith