Spoon for drinking water
Also known as: Lingură pentru băut apă
Record status
Individual type · partial
Spoon for drinking water is held by "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum. Museum description: The piece consists of an elongated bowl and a slightly arched handle, ending in a curved profile, suggesting the head of a lamb. The decoration is placed at the junction of the handle and the bowl. Geometric decorative motifs - parallel lines, X. On one side of the handle, towards the bowl, the letter K is incised, the initial of the owner or craftsman. Colours: yellowish, natural colour of patinated wood.; use: For drinking water. The museum record gives measurements length: 19.7 cm; width: 7.7 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- wood; carving; incising
- Dimensions
- lungime: 19,7 cm; lățime: 7,7 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_599e7d8e1d054343bff21c46e7bca56e
- Museum object name
- Lingură pentru băut apă
- Holding institution
- "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.