Alexander Ritchie Iona Spoon

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dognose
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Alexander Ritchie Iona Spoon

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Hi,

An Alexander Ritchie Iona Spoon assayed at Glasgow in 1930:

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The bowl is an unusual shape, any thoughts of a particular use of such a spoon?

All thoughts appreciated.

Trev.
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Re: Alexander Ritchie Iona Spoon

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Hi,
A.Ritchie made only a few of these spoons from exact details of a medieval silver spoon excavated in the Nunnery grounds in 1923.
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Re: Alexander Ritchie Iona Spoon

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Hi AG2012,

Excellent information. Many thanks.

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Fascinating information agphile. Thank you for providing these very useful links.

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