Marrow Scoop
1774-1775
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A marrow scoop consists of two scoops of different size, joined by a stem, which are designed to remove the marrow jelly from bones. They seem to have emerged as a distinct type of flatware in around 1710: seventeenth-century scoops were in fact spoons with a scoop-shapped stem. Although they were originally supplied as a single item in a set of twelve knives, forks and spoons, inventories suggest that by the end of the eighteenth century marrow scoops, too, were sold in sets of a dozen.
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Brief description | Silver, English (London), 1774-75, mark of William Fearn |
Physical description | Sterling silver marrow scoop of plain design, two different size scoops joined by a short stem |
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Credit line | Gift of R. F. Norton, K. C. |
Object history | The spoon was among several silver objects (such as a wine strainer and a tureen) presented to the Museum by R. F. Norton, K. C. of 36 Inverness Terrace, Hyde Park. |
Summary | A marrow scoop consists of two scoops of different size, joined by a stem, which are designed to remove the marrow jelly from bones. They seem to have emerged as a distinct type of flatware in around 1710: seventeenth-century scoops were in fact spoons with a scoop-shapped stem. Although they were originally supplied as a single item in a set of twelve knives, forks and spoons, inventories suggest that by the end of the eighteenth century marrow scoops, too, were sold in sets of a dozen. |
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Accession number | M.230-1916 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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