Spoons
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Introduction
Finds of wooden spoons were non existent until the two decorated examples from the Clifford Street excavation in York were found in the 1950's. Now we have a number of examples including a large number from Novgorod, Russia. [MORRIS 2000:p.2267]. Some wooden spoons would have been home made but others show signs of possibly being made in specialist workshops [MORRIS 2000:p.2268].
Spoons would have served a number of uses from day-to-day eating utensils to small Roman style toilet spoons used for removing ear wax or possibly measuring out cosmetics [MAINMAN and ROGERS 2000:p.2547]
Cattle or horse bones were mainly used to make bone spoons. [MacGREGOR 1985:p.181]. Viking used antler as well as bone and their spoons are characterised by large well-defined bowls and flat often decorated handles [MacGREGOR 1985:p.182]
Normal Spoons
A spoon with a shallow bowl and a handle.
Note: Included in this type are archaeological finds of spoons where only the bowl and possibly part of the handle has survived
800-899 | 900-979 | 980-1040 | 1041-1100 |
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Archaeology
- England, York.
- Clifford Street. 2 wooden spoons with flat handles both of which had decorated handles [ROESDAHL 1981:p.110 Cat.YDL11, YDL12. Note that the illustrations are numbered incorrectly]
- Benden. 1 wooden spoon [MORRIS 2000:p.2267 Cat.9234].
- Coppergate. wooden spoons [MORRIS 2000:p.2267 Cat.9985, 8896, 8899, 8898]. 1 bone spoon (bowl only) [MacGREGOR, MAINMAN and ROGERS 1999:Cat.7062].
- England, Flixborough. 1 bone spoon with 'knop' terminal mid C8th to early C9th [FOREMAN 2009:p.231].
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Double Spoons
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Archaeology
- England, York. Coppergate. 1 made from bone [MacGREGOR, MAINMAN and ROGERS 1999:p.1972 Cat.7063], 1 made from copper alloy [MAINMAN and ROGERS 2000:Cat. 10366].
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Small Toilet Spoons
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Archaeology
- England, York. 1 possible toilet spoon made from copper alloy [MAINMAN and ROGERS 2000:p.2547 Cat. 10365].
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Spoon with Spatula
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Literature
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Archaeology
- England, Sevington Hoard. 1 find made from silver. [WILSON 1964:cat.67]
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Spatula with Fork
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Archaeology
- England, Sevington Hoard. Spatula with a 2 prong fork made from silver. [WILSON 1964:cat.68]
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References
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