Object number
83/119
Description
Small spoon probably used for serving salt or mustard, made of bone. Donated to MERL by Roger Plumb.
This small spoon was probably used for serving salt or mustard. It is made of bone. It is one of a number of objects donated to MERL by Roger Plumb (object numbers 83/98-83/128).
Physical description
1 spoon: bone; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: SPOON, bone // Accession number: 83/119 // Classification: DOMESTIC Serving food // Negative number: 60/14437 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Roger Plumb, [...], October 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 11.1.84 // Description: A small spoon made of bone. // Dimensions: Length: 8.5cm // Associated information: Probably a salt or mustard spoon. // References:'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14437.tif - High resolution image
