Baptism Spoon w/ Ruby

[Aguest]

This is the best I could make of the inscription, and it took a long time to figure out due to failing eye-sight ~~~~~ z(X)

Joh: Jurgen Suhr V.J.S Gev: Carsten Strur . Geb J: 29 Marz Wiedergebohren Durch Die Taufe J: 17 Apr. 1818.

I believe this is a Baptism Ritual of Rebirth spoon where a person was reborn in Christ on April 17th, 1818.

[Aguest]

I found another thread about this type of spoon, and it says the stone is red rhinestone and they were popular in Northern Germany, although this spoon could be from a nearby surrounding area.

Many were wedding spoons, but this one seems to commemorate a Baptism.

[R ingo]

Hello Aguest,

you are right. This spoons were popular in northern Germany, especially on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein.
The maker is Johann Jürgen Suhr from the city Wilster near Hamburg in Schleswig-Holstein (northern Germany).

He is not only the maker but also the donor of this spoon.

Best regards, Ringo

[Aguest]

Interesting, an example of a silversmith's personal gift of his spoon to another person for a special occasion.
The first part of the hallmark is very difficult to distinguish, at first I thought it was a Griffin animal, and then the HR, but I see the U now.
I guess the hallmark was just mis-struck, somehow, but it has to be SUHR, it simply must be SUHR.