3
Spoons with Foliate Decoration
These three spoons show leaf
decoration very similar to that on the Fluted Bowl.
The originals vary slightly in length and weight.
Sponsored by:
1.
Mr
& Mrs J Sansom, Mr & Mrs I Rolfe, Mr & Mrs T Taylor, Mr & Mrs J
Rolfe and Mrs J Shipp, grandchildren of Fred Rolfe.
2.
The
Rotary Club of Mildenhall in memory of founder member Geoffrey Ashton Roberts.
3.
The
Mildenhall and District Lions Club.
3 spoons
with Chi-Rho monogram
These three spoons show the Chi-Rho monogram , the
initials of Christ’s name in Greek. On either side are the first and last letters of the Greek
alphabet: “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last.”.
Sponsored by:
1.
Peggy
King in memory of Jack King, a loyal supporter of the museum for over 50 years.
2. In memory of Mr P A Oldman, Headmaster of Beck Row
School 1932-68 and a founder of this museum.
3.The Pike Club.
Two
inscribed spoons
The bowl of these spoons are inscribed “PASCENTIA VIVAS”
which translates as “May you live, Pascentia.”.
“Vivas” was a good luck saying often used in late Roman times.
Sponsored by the Market
Cross Surgery in commemoration of a long association between the doctors and the
museum.
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