marrow - spoons, silver
marrow scoop. An item of cutlery used from the late 17th century, designed for extracting bone marrow from bone cavities after cooking. Bone marrow was esteemd as a delicacy and at a time when cutlery was coming into use, a marrow scoop enabled a diner to extract the marrow with finesses, rather than sucking, sluprping and mouthing the bones.
Some marrow scoops have a spoon like end, while others have a long narrow gulley end, and some are double ended with differnt size scoops at each end to suit various sized bones.
Some marrow scoops have a spoon like end, while others have a long narrow gulley end, and some are double ended with differnt size scoops at each end to suit various sized bones.
7 item(s) found:
Hester Bateman, sterling silver marrow spoon, having single marrow scoop and bearing marks for Hester Bateman, London 1780. Weight 50grs. Length 21.5 cm
Edward Dymond, sterling silver marrow spoon, rat tail bowl with single marrow scoop, bearing marks for Edward Dymond, London c1725. Weight 40grs. Length 21 cm
A George III sterling silver marrow spoon the bowl 'K' initial engraved. London 1771
A George III sterling silver marrow spoon London 1793, maker H. Sander
A sterling silver basting/marrow spoon 1691 maker possibly Elizabeth Tookey 1691
George I Britannia standard silver marrow spoon. London 1718