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Object ID #18804191
This is a spoon. It is dated ca. 1600 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is bronze. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Sexual Politics of Cutlery" in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
"Used to feed infants and invalids, the spoon (fig. 3) and its maternal characteristics transcend the voluptuous lines of its physical appearance. An instrument of comfort, rather than of threat, the spoon is indeed, the mother of cutlery. It is hte most collected and cherished of the three basic tools of the table and has long served as as sacred talisman through life's journey - and beyond."
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
Its dimensions are
L x W: 15.4 × 4 cm (6 1/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Object ID #18804191; bronze; L x W: 15.4 × 4 cm (6 1/16 × 1 9/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-28
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
