Spoon with coral handle
Also known as: Löffel mit Korallengriff
Record status
Individual type · partial
Spoon with coral handle is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: Small spoons with coral handles, together with other pieces of cutlery made of precious and exotic materials, entered courtly tables and cabinets of curiosities as showpieces. The shimmering, flat mother-of-pearl bowl of this ornamental spoon is provided in a contrasting manner with a branching coral branch as a handle. The two parts are joined by a silver mount with a running spiral tendril and a mascaron on the front. The spoon is mentioned in the 1859 inventory of the Karlsruhe Kunstkammer. The collection record gives measurements length: 14.1 cm. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Länge: 14.1 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1236/item_5PJP2Q4WGJW3VSYJ6VZ4NEX2IKPHNRXW
- Museum object name
- Löffel mit Korallengriff
- Holding institution
- Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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