Lovely 1796 Hand-carved Spoon with Handwritten Inlay Under Glass vintage abstract watercolor where they have been made

where they have been made since the 1500s

but really quite nice hung on the wall

very substantial

evoking the divine and miraculous

Approx 2 7/8” l x 1 7/8” in diameter

Lovely 1796 Hand-carved Spoon with Handwritten Inlay Under Glass vintage abstract watercolor where they have been madeA wonderfully tender, special feeling thing, this spoon, from a time when spoons were still fairly precious things. This one Is Welch, I believe (Tregaron is an ancient market town in Ceredigion, Wales), with the name R. H. Jones followed by Lamb, I am not certain if part of his name or? and date of 1796 (I believe a 9) handwritten and inlaid, under glass, in the handle, surrounded by chip carved decoration. Quite likely a love token (love spoon), of