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Made in Aberdeen

Postcard of Spoon.
000-100-000-937-C
© National Museums Scotland

Spoon

This large silver spoon is known as a dividing spoon, a type of spoon used to strain gravy. It was made by Aberdeen silversmith James Erskine, in the late 18th century.

The spoon has a perforated division in the bowl for straining gravy. The spoon is fashioned in the 'Old English' pattern with a downturned end. The end is inscribed with a palm branch.

With the development of increasingly sophisticated eating habits, especially from the 18th century onwards, more items were required for the dinner table and these were made in an increasingly diverse range of patterns.


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Online ID: 000-100-000-937-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 510
Date: Late 18th century
Material: Silver. Inscription: I E; thistle; cockerel; on end: branch of palm slipped proper / ORNATUR RADIX FRONDE
Dimensions: 330 mm L x 55 mm bowl W
What: Spoon, gravy straining
Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
Who: James Erskine (?), Aberdeen (Silversmith)
Mathers-Murray Thomson Collection
Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
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Description: Silver gravy straining spoon with an Old English end, by I.E., possibly James Erskine, Aberdeen, inscribed "Ornatur Radix Fronde" with a branch of palm slipped proper on the end
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