Details
A William & Mary ascribed West Country lace-back trefid spoon,
similarly decorated on the front of the stem and pricked on the reverse "W.H April 18th 1693", (lacking an ear-like projection) by Mary Ashe, Launceston circa 1693, (MA and 'L' crowned, twice on the back of the stem) - 20cm long, 1.5oz.
Literature:
Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers, plate D4 for an illustration of this spoon and pp.66 for details of this maker.
How, Silver Spoons and Pre-Elizabethan Hallmarks on English Plate, Vol.I, Chap.II, Section XIV and plate (for details and illustration of this spoon.
See Illustration
similarly decorated on the front of the stem and pricked on the reverse "W.H April 18th 1693", (lacking an ear-like projection) by Mary Ashe, Launceston circa 1693, (MA and 'L' crowned, twice on the back of the stem) - 20cm long, 1.5oz.
Literature:
Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers, plate D4 for an illustration of this spoon and pp.66 for details of this maker.
How, Silver Spoons and Pre-Elizabethan Hallmarks on English Plate, Vol.I, Chap.II, Section XIV and plate (for details and illustration of this spoon.
See Illustration