Hallmarks
Macro Mondays - Tableware.
The back of a sterling silver spoon.
Nikon D850. EL 50mm/2.8 reversed enlarging lens. PB-6 bellows. Zerene Stacker 58 subs
Reflector bowl with diffuser top center, snoot from right, and speedlight with blue gel bounced off background.
1) The Standard Mark - The rampant lion with head turned to left (in use from 1822) indicates that the item is sterling silver (92.5% silver with copper alloy.)
2) The Town Mark - The Tudor Rose indicates that the item was assayed in Sheffield, England.
3) The Date Letter - The letter, along with the other two symbols, indicates that the assay was performed in 1987.
4) The Maker's Mark - can be stamped either as raised above the background (cameo) or set into the background (intaglio.) The image is of CJ Vander, Ltd., in the style in use from 1969 - 2001. The company was founded by Cornelius Joshua Vander in 1886 and closed in 2007.
13mm in greatest dimension.
Hallmarks
Macro Mondays - Tableware.
The back of a sterling silver spoon.
Nikon D850. EL 50mm/2.8 reversed enlarging lens. PB-6 bellows. Zerene Stacker 58 subs
Reflector bowl with diffuser top center, snoot from right, and speedlight with blue gel bounced off background.
1) The Standard Mark - The rampant lion with head turned to left (in use from 1822) indicates that the item is sterling silver (92.5% silver with copper alloy.)
2) The Town Mark - The Tudor Rose indicates that the item was assayed in Sheffield, England.
3) The Date Letter - The letter, along with the other two symbols, indicates that the assay was performed in 1987.
4) The Maker's Mark - can be stamped either as raised above the background (cameo) or set into the background (intaglio.) The image is of CJ Vander, Ltd., in the style in use from 1969 - 2001. The company was founded by Cornelius Joshua Vander in 1886 and closed in 2007.
13mm in greatest dimension.