Frisian occasional spoon with a female figure as the crowning glory, symbolic representation of Wisdom.
The representation shows a woman holding a mirror in her right hand, turned towards the viewer. In literature, this representation is often called Prudence or Prudentia. In her left hand she probably holds a Remora, a serpentine fish. In Naturalis Historia by Pliny the Elder (23/24–79 AD), this serpentine fish from the family of Echeneidae is described "where it attaches itself to ships and thus slows their speed". The stem crowning in fact shows self-knowledge and not acting rashly as aspects of Wisdom.
The spoon is hallmarked with the master hallmark MN. This hallmark belonged to an unidentified silversmith who was active in Leeuwarden around 1734. (Foot C18)
The initials TJ are engraved on the box.
The spoon is in good condition with slight signs of age.
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