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CAS 0389-1733   CAS 0389-1733; Marrow spoon
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Marrow spoon
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1844
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Bone: deer ulna
Description Spoon used for removing marrow from cooked bones, fashioned from a deer ulna from which one end has been removed, along with a longitudinal segment of the shaft; Shaft has then been hollowed out and all cut edges ground smooth; Remaining unmodified section of the shaft has been carved with series of parallel encircling lines and cross-hachure lines and the date (?) of 1844.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.7, Width = 2.4, Length = 11.9