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LicenseSilver gill medicine spoon cum scoop, with folding stem
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Silver gill medicine spoon cum scoop, with folding stem
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Silver gill medicine spoon cum scoop, with folding stem, in tooled leather case, possibly 18th century
This spoon, made of silver gilt and gold, is hinged at the handle, allowing it to be neatly folded up and stored in its own leather case.
The spoon is believed to have been used to measure out medicines. The handle of the spoon is hollow and may have been used as a scoop to measure out smaller quantities.
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A121551
- Measurements:
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overall: 19 mm x 117 mm x 133 mm, .03kg
- type:
- spoon
- credit:
- Hamonic Collection
