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Spoon with Engraved Armorial Achievement Spoon
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; 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.
