Marrow spoon, 1757-1758
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London
Elias Cachart, Ebenezer Coker
Silver; Overall L. 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm.), scoop (wide) L. 3 in. (7.6 cm), scoop (slender) L. 3 1/8 in. (8.0 cm), scoop (larger) W. 3/4 in. (2.0 cm), scoop (slender) W. 3/8 in. (1.0 cm)
Private Collection
A marrow spoon is a slender table utensil with dished ends, with which a diner could extract marrow from a bone during a meal.
Included in BF300 Exhibit.
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