Spoon, Iran, 1850-1869
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1850-1869
Spoon, Iran, 1850-1869 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1850-1869. The museum's brief description reads: Carved wooden spoon, Iran (Abadeh), Qajar period, 1850-1869. Museum description: Wooden spoon with a large boat-shaped bowl carved with vertical ribbing, fixed to a long rectangular handle decorated in openwork floral patterning. The museum record gives measurements Length 35.5 cm; Width 7.5 cm; place associated: Iran. 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
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Reporting on the Museum’s Iranian holdings to date in May 1873, Robert Murdoch Smith assessed a set of wooden spoons a follows: “All these spoons are made of the wood of the pear tree at the small town of Abadeh (not Shiraz). They are usually made in three sizes, the largest for taking sherbet, the medium size for soup, pilau etc. and the smallest for pickles. These are fair specimens of this kind of work.” (V&A Archives).
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length 35.5 cm; Width 7.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Carved wood (lime or pear)
- Place recorded
- Iran
Identification
- Museum object name
- Spoon
- Museum object number
- 929-1869
- Museum system number
- O321792
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 museum record and a specialist reference.