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agphile Posts: 798 |
posted 11-13-2017 01:46 PM
  
I tend to group my 18th century spoons according to their form: Hanoverian, Old English, Fiddle Pattern, King’s shape. However, from time to time I like to pull out a few and organise them differently, for example to show how similar styles of decoration were applied to a range of spoon shapes. My photograph below shows thread and drop decoration on three tablespoons of differing shape. From left to right we have Hanoverian, Old English and Fiddle pattern. The Hanoverian and Old English examples are by the same maker, GS. It is not an exact match for any of the marks recorded in Grimwade but I think it must be George Smith III, particularly since the Fiddle pattern one was made in 1794.by the partnership of George Smith III and William Fearn. I cannot date the first two so confidently. The Hanoverian spoon’s date letter is very rubbed but I believe it to be the “a” for 1776. The Old English spoon has lost its date letter completely but must be much the same date, and certainly before top marking was introduced in 1781. The drop on the fiddle pattern spoon is extended by further droplets running down to the hallmarks that have now moved up the stem. However, the simpler drop is retained on a small Old English spoon of 1793, also by the Smith and Fearn partnership. I bought this one for its unusual bowl shape rather than for the pattern I could probably do a similar exercise for other motifs such as thread and shell but I’m not sure it would prove anything, and it would take me a while to sort out and photograph examples, so I shall leave it at this. IP: Logged |
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asheland Posts: 935 |
posted 11-14-2017 10:24 AM
Great thread! I like seeing the patterns as they evolved side by side. IP: Logged |
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Polly Posts: 1971 |
posted 11-14-2017 11:28 AM
If we were all computer whizzes, we would make an animation of the forms evolving from one to another. Wouldn't that be fun to watch? IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11573 |
posted 11-14-2017 11:31 AM
Give me the photo sequence and I'll do the animation.  IP: Logged |
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Polly Posts: 1971 |
posted 11-14-2017 10:32 PM
Ah, I forgot--one of us IS a computer whiz!! IP: Logged |
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