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This spoon and fork commemorate the death of Willem Sartoor in 1671. An inscription on the bowl of the spoon and the stem of the fork reveals that Sartoor was a sergeant with the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Both spoon and fork terminate in a tiny skull, emphasizing the sad event that occasioned their creation.
Title: Spoon and fork
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This spoon and fork commemorate the death of Willem Sartoor in 1671.
An inscription on the bowl of the spoon and the stem of the fork reveals that Sartoor was a sergeant with the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Both spoon and fork terminate in a tiny skull, emphasizing the sad event that occasioned their creation.
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