Spoon: Black Ball Line
An electroplated spoon with a fiddle pattern that was used on the shipping company 'Black Ball Line'. Inscribed on the spoon are the words "BLACK BALL LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS". The plate on the spoon is worn and the bowl of the spoon is pitted.
Object Details
| ID: | PLT0460 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Spoon |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 19th Century |
| People: | Black Ball Line of Australian Packets |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 30 mm x 220 mm x 45 mm |