I have been asked about a spoon, apparently silverplate, bearing the
following marks (from top to bottom):
 
[?:]                            7
[Maker:]                J    W
                                 &                       [in quatrefoil]
 
                              J    W
[Date:]                      D                      [upper case, serif]
= 1860
[Assay:]        (three-tower castle)    = Exeter
[Standard:]       (lion passant)          = sterling ? plate? (not
passant gardent;
                                                           i.e: lion is
facing straight ahead, not to the left)
[Duty:]                 (Victoria)               = 1837-1901
 
Can anyone tell me about the maker of this spoon???
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Chris Andersen
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