Objects

Spoon from a cutlery set with the manufacturer's trademark "BUBELA | SHEFFIELD STEEL". 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.

Spoon no. MPOLIN-M905 comes from the same cutlery set.

The spoon was the main piece of tableware in Poland in the 18th century, and cutlery shaped like this was used to scoop food already in ancient times. Interestingly, according to a study cited by J. Paprocka-Gajek: "More than 50% of Warsaw households had no cutlery at all" ("Platery warszawskie w latach 1822-1914", Warsaw 2010). Guides from the 1830s popularised the correct rules for the use of tableware, e.g. the following was written about the spoon: "[...] Thus, only soup was to be eaten with a spoon, and it should be put in the mouth with the tip and not the side" ("Platery warszawskie w latach 1822-1914", Warsaw 2010).

Natalia Różańska