What age is this Spoon What period?

[HughSonLofts]

Can anyone id the age/period of this spoon

plzz help thanks

 

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[nkellam22]

Where did you find it?

 

[HughSonLofts]

@nkellam22

I Found it in United Kingdom, Wales , USK near Caerleon ancient ROMAN Village Newport south wales

 

[HughSonLofts]

Where did you find it?

@nkellam22

I Found it in United Kingdom, Wales , USK near Caerleon ancient ROMAN Village Newport south wales

 

[A2coins]

I would think that age would be very hard to determine in that condition unless you found some kind of markings on it

 

[Spats]

Looks like pewter.

 

[paleomaxx]

The drop between the handle and the bowl gives it away; it looks to be a pewter rat tail spoon:



That style was made between the 1710's and the 1750's although it could have been lost or discarded later.

 

[nkellam22]

At the very least mid 1800s but I would assume it to be older than that.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

The drop between the handle and the bowl gives it away; it looks to be a pewter rat tail spoon:
That style was made between the 1710's and the 1750's although it could have been lost or discarded later.

I completely agree Max, because of the style/slope of the inside of the bowl and the length of the tail, this spoon could date anywhere from the late 1600s to the mid-18thc. This style of spoon generally dates to the 1700s and are known as rat tails. These were generally produced from around 1710 to about 1750. Rat tails can be more specifically dated based on the length of the rat tail - the longer the older the spoon. Yours find appears to be in the middle of the date range, which should date it to the 1720-40.

Dave

 

[DigDug216]

Wow is that toasted. It looks like it has a rat tail on the back which could help date it i think.