Spoons

Spoons on Heraldic Art. 

Ladles


Ceramic ladle (Brooklyn Museum 02.256.2261). United States - 700-1050

Geometric ladle (Brooklyn Museum 02.259.2687). United States - 900-1300


Spoons 

Spoons on Heraldic Art.

 

Copper alloy spoon (National Museum of Ireland 1945:335). Ireland

Knobbed silver spoon (National Museum of Ireland RIA1906:17). Ireland

Yew spoon (National Museum of Ireland 1941:23). Ireland

    Note: Yew is quite poisonous! 

Zoomorphic spoon (Ashmolean AN1998.10). England - 850-1150

Pewter spoon (V&A Museum M.7-2006). England - 1200-1250

Spoon with bird (Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2001.1143). 1200-1530

Acorn spoon (V&A Museum 1975-1898). England - 15th C. 

Acorn spoon (V&A Museum M.951-1926). France - 15th C.

Brass spoon (V&A Museum M.32-1930). England - 15th C.

Brass spoon (V&A Museum 212-1900). France - 15th C. 

Brass spoon (V&A Museum CIRC.196-1935). Italy - 15th C. 

Rock crystal spoon (V&A Museum 84-1865). Belgium - 15th C.

Spoon (UBC Museum of Anthropology 2990/621). Peru – 1476-1534

Pewter spoon (V&A Museum M.19-1930). England - 16th C.

Brass spoon (V&A Museum M.19-1930). France - 16th C. 

Brass spoon (V&A Museum M.950-1926). England - ca. 1500

Design for two spoons and a dog whistle by Heinrich Aldegrever (National Gallery of Art 1948.2.1). Germany - 1539

Cowrie shell spoon (V&A Museum 1258-1872). Austria - ca. 1550

Gilded silver spoon (V&A Museum M.273-1960). England - 1555-56

Wrythen knop spoon (V&A Museum M.246-1926). England - ca. 1560

Silver spoon (V&A Museum 1994-1898). England - 1563-64

Silver spoon (V&A Museum 1978-1898). England - 1576-77

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