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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 172858, member: 44&quot;]Cheryl, to the rescue against! Good find, the exact identical spoon down to the panter in the bowl. Seems it is pewter.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This replica, is made from pewter and is a purely ornamental example of an original spoon.</p><p>The whole thing is about 10 cm long and the bowl of the spoon is about the size of</p><p>our modern teaspoon. The handle comes to a point and would have been used to</p><p>dig out such &#039;delicacies&#039; as cockles or edible snails from their shells.</p><p>Being made of pewter, the handle is quite delicate and can bend easily, so this should</p><p>not be given as a toy, nor should you actually try to use it as a spoon for today.</p><p>The bowl of the spoon is decorated with a Panther and would probably have been used</p><p>at a feast in praise of the Roman God, Bacchus...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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