Sterling silver basting spoon
Object No. H7238
This basting spoon appears to have once been the property of either Admiral Phillip Parker King, or his son Philip Gidley King (Jnr.) This piece of silverware is part of a donation which contains no complete set of tableware and covers nearly 100 years suggesting they were owned by a number of different members of the King family. The early tableware exhibits the more restrained neo-classical and regency styles while the later is characterised by the more curved forms and elaborate design of the rococo-revival period. Geoff Barker, Curatorial, December 2009 References 'King, Phillip Parker (1791 - 1856)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, Melbourne University Press, 1967
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Summary
Object Statement
Basting spoon, sterling silver, maker unknown, London, England, 1810, possibly owned by Phillip Parker King, Australia, 1791-1856
Physical Description
Spoon basting, Stirling silver, perhaps owned by Phillip Parker King, King family donation, maker unknown, London, England, 1810
HISTORY
Notes
This object came to the museum in 1963 as a part of a collection of objects donated by relatives of Governor Philip Gidley King and Rear-Admiral P. P. King. The other objects include an assortment of cutlery and tableware, some navigational instruments and a hankerchief produced between the 1750s and the 1850s.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of King, Z , 1963
Acquisition Date
18 April 1963
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