Electroplated tablespoon

An electroplated tablespoon by L. Upton, made about 1873. The spoon is of fiddle pattern, with the handle engraved with the ship's name 'Sultan', a steam vessel built by and for the Greens in their Blackwall shipyard in 1873. PLT0241 is another spoon of this type. There is also a print of the 'Sultan' in this collection, see PAH9333.

Object Details

ID: PLT0242
Collection: Decorative art; Special collections
Type: Tablespoon
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Upton, L.
Vessels: Sultan (1873)
Date made: circa 1873
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Green Blackwall Collection
Measurements: Overall: 25 x 210 x 45 mm
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