Jockey cap design silver filigree caddy spoon. The 'peak' handle is of the same design as a spoon by Pemberton, below. |
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Caddy spoons were part of tea drinking paraphernalia, and were used to scoop out loose tea from the tea caddy. The examples below were all made in silver filigree in Birmingham.
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Jockey cap design silver filigree caddy spoon, 1800, Samuel Pemberton. Personalised with the initials 'JMWG'. Held at Birmingham Assay Office. |
Caddy spoon with filigree inset, Samuel Pemberton, 1802. Held at Birmingham Assay Office. |
Silver filigree caddy spoon, 1804, Thomas Willmore. Private collection. |
Marks from Thomas Willmore caddy spoon, 1804. |
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