Spoon and fork
This spoon and fork commemorate the death of Willem Sartoor in 1671. An inscription on the bowl of the spoon and the stem of the fork reveals that Sartoor was a sergeant with the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Both spoon and fork terminate in a tiny skull, emphasizing the sad event that occasioned their creation.
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Spoon and fork
This spoon and fork commemorate the death of Willem Sartoor in 1671. An inscription on the bowl of the spoon and the stem of the fork reveals that Sartoor was a sergeant with the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Both spoon and fork terminate in a tiny skull, emphasizing the sad event that occasioned their creation.
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Deze lepel en vork zijn gemaak ...... de vervaardiging benadrukken.
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This spoon and fork commemorat ...... hat occasioned their creation.
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BK-1976-20-B
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Rijksmuseum
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title
Lepel en vork
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Spoon and fork
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1671
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1671
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extent
breedte 1,6 cm
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gewicht 35 gr
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lengte 15,4 cm
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length 15.4 cm
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weight 35 gr
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width 1.6 cm
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Collectie: Varia 17e eeuw
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Collectie: edele metalen
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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