Tablespoon from HMS Encounter

Tablespoon from HMS 'Encounter', circa 1914.

Plated tablespoon of plain fiddle pattern. The ship's name 'HMS ENCOUNTER' and the monogram 'WR' are engraved on the handle, and surmounted by a naval crown.
HMS 'Encounter was a light cruiser built in 1902 and scuttled off Sydney in 1932. The spoon probably dates from before 1914, or during World War I, and is likely to be part of a set used in the Ward Room (hence 'WR') and purchased privately by the officers.

Object Details

ID: PLT0210
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Tablespoon
Display location: Not on display
Creator: William Hutton & Sons Ltd
Vessels: Encounter 1902 (HMS)
Date made: circa 1914
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 25 x 220 x 45 mm
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