Lovely 1796 Hand-carved Spoon with Handwritten Inlay Under Glass vintage abstract watercolor but really quite nice hung

but really quite nice hung on the wall

but I can just picture him sitting at his work table using it to examine and perhaps tinker old watches

though why the tread on the bottom I'm not sure either

again rather mysterious

very substantial

Lovely 1796 Hand-carved Spoon with Handwritten Inlay Under Glass vintage abstract watercolor but really quite nice hungA wonderfully tender, special feeling thing, this spoon, from a time when spoons were still fairly precious things. This one Is Welch, I believe (Tregaron is an ancient market town in Ceredigion, Wales), with the name R. H. Jones followed by Lamb, I am not certain if part of his name or? and date of 1796 (I believe a 9) handwritten and inlaid, under glass, in the handle, surrounded by chip carved decoration. Quite likely a love token (love spoon), of