An early-17th century West Country silver Virgin and Child spoon,

An early-17th century West Country silver Virgin and Child spoon,
by Robert Tyte, Salisbury circa 1627,
fig-shaped bowl, with a later crest, tapering faceted stem, the reverse inscribed 'the Virgine Mary and Christ', the nimbus prick dot initialled, 'S.D' over 'S.D' over '1627', the bowl and finial later gilded, length 17.6cm, approx. weight 1.5oz.

Illustrated in How, G., and How, J. English and Scottish Silver Spoons, Privately Printed 1953, Volume II, Chapter III, Section II, page 170/171.
At the time How identifies this spoon as Truro rather than Salisbury.
Provenance: Ex. Sanders Collection.