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Spoon with Engraved Armorial Achievement Spoon, ca. 1740–60
This is a spoon. It is dated ca. 1740–60 and we acquired it in 1903. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Sexual Politics of Cutlery" in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
" A silver spoon engraved "Willoughby de Eresby 1779", decorated with a monk presumably enlightening the "savage" beside him (fig. 2), articulates the fact that, particular styles and precious materials aside, to eat with even the dullest stainless steel flatware at a roadside diner is to participate in "Western civilization".
This object was
donated by
Samuel P. Avery.
It is credited Gift of Samuel P. Avery.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 18.5 × 4.5 × 1.8 cm (7 5/16 × 1 3/4 × 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
It is inscribed
Engraved with armorials, supporters, and the name "Willoughby de Eresby 1779"
Cite this object as
Spoon with Engraved Armorial Achievement Spoon, ca. 1740–60; Netherlands; silver; L x W x D: 18.5 × 4.5 × 1.8 cm (7 5/16 × 1 3/4 × 11/16 in.); Gift of Samuel P. Avery; 1903-1-33
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
