Spoon from a Forgotten Ceremony Miniature
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2013
"Spoon from a Forgotten Ceremony Miniature" is a carved wooden spoon made in 2013 by the American woodworker Norm Sartorius in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The piece is sculpted from Macassar ebony, showcasing the deep, dark brown and striped grain characteristic of the wood.
The object features an elongated, oval central bowl flanked by two looping, sculpted handles extending from opposite ends. The forms display smooth, fluid contours with twisting handle terminals. It measures approximately 2.3 cm in height, 14.3 cm in length, and 4.2 cm in width (7/8 × 5 5/8 × 1 5/8 inches). On the bottom, at the middle-left, the piece bears an etched artist insignia consisting of the letter "S" with three marks under the tail.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Macassar ebony
- Dimensions
- 2.3 × 14.3 × 4.2 cm (7/8 × 5 5/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Signed bottom, middle-left, etched: "[artist insignia of S with three marks under the tail]".
- Maker recorded
- Norm Sartorius (American, born 1947), Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Place recorded
- Parkersburg
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Spoon from a Forgotten Ceremony Miniature
- Museum object number
- 2024.443
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.