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Spoon
This silver tablespoon was made in Edinburgh in 1700 by Alexander Kinkaid. It would have been used as a spoon and also as a scoop to remove marrow from a meat bone.
The spoon has a pointed oval bowl and a plain stem which ends in a hollowed-out channel for scooping out the marrow.
With the development of increasingly sophisticated eating habits, especially from the 18th century, more and more items were required for the dinner table - from marrow scoops to fish slices. These were made in an increasingly diverse range of patterns.
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000-100-001-170-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.MEQ 1558 |
Date: |
1700
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Material: |
Silver. Inscription: On underside of stem, near bowl: { }AK; castle; { }P; u [gothic]
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Dimensions: |
125 mm L x 43 mm W bowl
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What: |
Spoon, tablespoon / scoop, marrow
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Subject: |
Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
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Who: |
Alexander Kinkaide, Edinburgh (Silversmith) James Penman, assay master
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Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Description: |
Combined silver tablespoon and marrow scoop with a pointed oval bowl and plain stem which ends in a hollowed-out channel, by Alexander Kinkaide, Edinburgh, 1700
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