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Horn and Silver Folding Spoon with Leather Case Spoon, ca. 1710
This is a spoon. It is dated ca. 1710 and we acquired it in 1903. Its medium is horn, silver, leather, paper. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Manufacturing and Marketing in Europe 1600-2000" in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
" High-style objects, particularly those embellished with porcelain or amber, gilded, or with princely associations, have been treasured for centuries, and predominate in museum collections. Household books describe table etiquette for the elite, their staff, and those aspiring ot be seen as elite (figs. 4-6)."
This object was
donated by
Samuel P. Avery.
It is credited Gift of Samuel P. Avery.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D (Spoon open): 18.2 × 4.5 × 2.4 cm (7 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 15/16 in.) L x W x D (Spoon closed): 105 × 4.5 × 2.1 cm (41 5/16 × 1 3/4 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D (Case top): 6.3 × 5.2 × 2.7 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/16 in.) L x W x D (Case bottom): 8.5 × 5 × 2.4 cm (3 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 15/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
Cite this object as
Horn and Silver Folding Spoon with Leather Case Spoon, ca. 1710; Germany; horn, silver, leather, paper; L x W x D (Spoon open): 18.2 × 4.5 × 2.4 cm (7 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 15/16 in.) L x W x D (Spoon closed): 105 × 4.5 × 2.1 cm (41 5/16 × 1 3/4 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D (Case top): 6.3 × 5.2 × 2.7 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/16 in.) L x W x D (Case bottom): 8.5 × 5 × 2.4 cm (3 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 15/16 in.); Gift of Samuel P. Avery; 1903-1-39-a/c
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Plastics and Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
