Spoon caddy
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
This object is a silver caddy spoon produced in the Netherlands during the 19th century. Fashioned in metal, the utensil is formed with a short, shaped handle connected to a scoop-like bowl.
The spoon is decorated using engraving techniques. Scrollwork and foliate flourishes ornament the upper terminal and sides of the handle, as well as the transition where the handle joins the flared, wide-ended scoop. The silver surface displays engraved patterning alongside smooth metallic areas. According to museum documentation, the piece is made of engraved silver and dates from between 1800 and 1899. It holds the accession number 1254-1902.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- engraved silver
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Netherlands
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Spoon caddy
- Museum object number
- 1254-1902
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.