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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1620   CAS 0389-1620; Spoon
Category Culinary Items
Object Name Spoon
Culture Scottish
Global Region Europe
Country Scotland / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. Scotland
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Horn
Description Spoon made from single piece of horn, steamed and bent to overall shape and carved; Large deep bowl is ovoid in shape with rounded distal and lateral edges and tapered toward proximal end, gradually forming somewhat flattened, cylindrical handle with a pronounced curved near its base; Surfaces are not well smoothed.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.5, Width = 6.0, Length = 16.6