Objects

The first of a set of seven sugar spoons bearing the manufacturer's trademark "BUBELA | SHEFFIELD STEEL".

A sugar spoon made of metal alloy, plated with a thin layer of silver. The scoop is elliptical — it tapers more strongly towards the tip and more gently towards the handle. Flat handle, widening towards the bottom. The handle features a frugal art déco style geometric pattern. The decoration consists of two simple grooves (thinnings) running along both edges of the handle. The end of the handle is bevelled where it has been thinned.

Joanna Paprocka-Gajek notes that cane sugar was very expensive until the mid-19th century, which is why the early sugar bowls were lockable. The proliferation of sugar beets eventually made locally produced sugar cheaper. Box-shaped sugar bowls, as well as ones shaped like a basket with a glass insert, from which you would scoop sugar with a spoon, were extremely popular (J. Paprocka-Gajek, "Platery warszawskie w latach 1822-1914", Warszawa 2010, pp. 76-77).

Natalia Różańska