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This large silver spoon is known as a hash or basting spoon. It was made in the mid-18th century by Michael Forrest, an Edinburgh silversmith. It was used for basting meat or for serving stews or hash.

The stem of the spoon has a rounded turned-up end which is characteristic of the pattern known as 'Hanoverian'.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, making cutlery, or flatware, was the mainstay of many Scottish goldsmiths. As eating habits became more sophisticated cutlery items were produced in greater numbers and had an increasingly diverse range of patterns.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-935-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 363
• Date: Mid 18th century
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: ME [rubbed] [possibly MF]; on underside of end: B
  Spoon, hash
  
• Dimensions: 393 mm L x 79 mm bowl W
  
• What: Spoon, hash
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Mathers-Murray Thomson Collection
  Michael Forrest (?) (Silversmith)
  
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• Description: Silver hash spoon with a Hanoverian end, possibly by Michael Forrest, inscribed "B" on the underside of the end
  
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