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This horn spoon has the date 1773 or 1778 incised on the handle.

The reverse of the spoon bowl is decorated with a thistle design surrounded by roundels containing geometric flower shapes. On the left of the thistle are the letters 'PH', on the right 'HD'.

Cattle horn was heated to soften it and moulded to make spoons and other utensils. Such natural resources provided the things people needed for everyday life. Without access to manufactured goods, and without money to buy them, people had little choice.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-127-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.SKA 65
• Date: 1773 - 1778
  1773 or 1778
  
• Material: Horn. Inscription: Reverse of bowl: thistle design with the letters P.H. on the left and H.D. on the right / handle: 1773 or 8
  
• Dimensions: 375 mm L x 93 mm bowl W x 40 mm depth
  
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• Who: H. D. (Possible owner)
  P. H. (Possible owner)
  
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• Description: Large horn spoon with the year 1773 or 8 incised on the handle, and the reverse of the bowl crudely decorated with a thistle design with the letters P.H. on the left and H.D. on the right
  
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