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Pewter Spoons and Jugs

Maritime Archaeology Museum Maritime History Colonial
Period
Colonial
Date
2025-10-17
Site
Avondstar shipwreck
Inventory
MAMG/2009/M/28

Full Description

Twenty spoons and a jug made out of a metal medium called Pewter and four hundred wooden spoons were recovered from the Avondster ship. Pewter metal is an alloy of two metals i.e. Led and Tin. These objects were manufactured by a company in Amesterdam and were considered very expensive.

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