Spoon Collection

Sutton Hoo treasure
A double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk

Famous food of New Orleans, beignets and chicory coffee at Cafe Du Monde, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, North America

Advertisement for Mappin Brothers, Queens Works, corner of Pond Street / Bakers Hill
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP Folder 62

Argentina, Ushuaia. Typical calabash gourd cups for mate (aka chimarrao or cimarron)
Typical calabash gourd cups for mate, Ushuaia Province, Argentina

Advert for Cadburys cup chocolate
Hot Chololate instantly by simply shaking the soft flakes into a cup of boiling hot milk. 1930

Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in a satirical comment on his four-part opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen

France, Lyon, Ricotta-Eaters
Vincenzo Campi (1536-1591), The Ricotta-Eaters

Turkish Tea, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

Worcester Sauce Advert
Two children tempt a small dog with a spoon of Lea & Perrins Original Worcestershire Sauce

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, the little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon

Spoon swallowed by a dog, X-ray
Spoon swallowed by a dog, coloured X-ray

Playing with Cake Mix
A little girl plays with the cake mix with a wooden spoon

S & M, Great British Grub Cafe, Leadenhall Market, London, Britain

The Tasting (oil on canvas)
473290 The Tasting (oil on canvas) by Sani, Alessandro (1856-1927); 51.4x61.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Turkish tea served in the typical tulip shaped glass

Spoon in the form of a nude girl swimming with a rectangular basin in front of her, c
1216367 Spoon in the form of a nude girl swimming with a rectangular basin in front of her, c.900-300 BC (faience) by Egyptian; length: 11 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Purifying Pot of the Jacobins, 1793 (coloured engraving)
XIR159035 The Purifying Pot of the Jacobins, 1793 (coloured engraving) by Henriquez, Benoit Louis (1732-1806); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Crown Regalia - 1953 Coronation
Illustrations of the Crown Regalia, along with descriptions of their individual roles in the Coronation ceremony. Includes the Crown of St

Harissa (hot chilli sauce), a common ingredient in meat or fish stews with vegetables and as a flavoring for couscous, North Africa, Africa

State regalia kept at the Tower of London including St. Edwards crown, the Imperial State Crown, the Sword of State, orb, sceptre, anointing spoon and mace. Date: 1920

And now... ? Eat? Part 1
Wieteke de Kogel

Brotherly Affection; Affetto fraterno, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
1197530 Brotherly Affection; Affetto fraterno, c. 1900 (oil on canvas) by Chierici, Gaetano (1838-1920); 33x42 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Cook, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Cook, 1930. The Cook from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

Susi - with girl, mixing bowl and kitten. 1950s

Advert for Harrods silverware 1937
Advertisement for siverware for Harrods to celebrate the Coronation Year including Silver- salver, entree dish, hot water jug, coaster, asparagus tongs, pair of candlesticks

Assorted pasta

Cappuccino. This is a coffee-based drink made from espresso, hot milk, and steamed-milk foam

Borscht, a traditional Russian beetroot soup, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Cup of steaming coffee

Spoons & Spices
Sumit Dhuper

Menu illustration: Mustard (colour litho)
6029942 Menu illustration: Mustard (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mustard. Menu illustration published by Marcus Ward, late 19th century)

China cup and saucer on a German greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork S
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork Spoon Scissors Saw Can Opener Corkscrew Screwdriver Awl. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Hey Diddle Diddle
The artist has got cow, cat, fiddle, dish, spoon and dog into his picture, but the connection between them remains obscure

Spices for sale in Mapusa Spice Market, Goa, India, Asia

Goji berries and juice. Spoon of dried goji berries (Lycium sp.) next to a glass of juice made from the fruit. This fruit is used in Chinese medicine

Neapolitan coffee, Neapolitan coffee machine and coffee grinder, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

A dye trader offers his brightly coloured wares in a roadside stall in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Apple roses, made simply from puff pastry and thin slices of fresh apples. Denisa VLAICU

Waffle with an Ice Cream Scoop Isolated Coloring A cute and funny coloring page of a Waffle with an Ice Cream Scoop. Provides hours of coloring fun for children. To color, this page is very easy

Tablespoons for mustard, ca 1900, silverplate. England, 20th century
DGA762732 Tablespoons for mustard, ca 1900, silverplate. England, 20th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A. Dagli Orti / © NPL - DeA Picture Library

Silver dusting spoon with floral decorated handle. France, mid-19th century
DGA762761 Silver dusting spoon with floral decorated handle. France, mid-19th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A. Dagli Orti / © NPL - DeA Picture Library

Detail of handle decorated with eagle from silver dusting spoon
DGA762759 Detail of handle decorated with eagle from silver dusting spoon, Minerva hallmark. France, mid-19th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A

Dusting spoon with embossed liberty-style decoration
DGA762755 Dusting spoon with embossed liberty-style decoration, Minerva hallmark, vermeil. France, late 19th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A

Spoons with initials, ca 1900, silverplate. England, 20th century
DGA762731 Spoons with initials, ca 1900, silverplate. England, 20th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A. Dagli Orti / © NPL - DeA Picture Library

Postage stamps honoring Tanzanian arts and crafts
DGA2582447 Postage stamps honoring Tanzanian arts and crafts, Makonde anthropomorphic wood carvings, Malagasy arts and crafts, Sakalava fork, spoon and jewelry, Tanzania and Madagascar

Feast of St Michael, detail of wooden spoon seller
DGA1087258 Feast of St Michael, detail of wooden spoon seller, 1840, painting by Carlo Ferrari (1813-1871), oil on canvas; Pinacoteca civica Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

Silver dusting spoon with lobed edge and medallion with wreath on handle
DGA762760 Silver dusting spoon with lobed edge and medallion with wreath on handle. France, first half of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A

Silver dusting spoon decorated with eagle and laurel wreath
DGA762757 Silver dusting spoon decorated with eagle and laurel wreath, Minerva hallmark. France, mid-19th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A

Detail from handle of dusting spoon with embossed liberty-style flowers
DGA762756 Detail from handle of dusting spoon with embossed liberty-style flowers, Minerva hallmark, vermeil. France, late 19th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A

Old Sheffield, Gravy boat with lid, 1820-1840, European Silverware, 19th century
DGA762706 Old Sheffield, Gravy boat with lid, 1820-1840, European Silverware, 19th century.; (add.info.: Private Collection); © A. Dagli Orti / © NPL - DeA Picture Library

Abstract Plant Illustration, Black And White Botanical Wall Art Print
Awol Art Alex

Minimalist Plant Art Print, Scandinavian Style Botanical Wall Art
Awol Art Alex

Advertisement for Bird's Custard on the back cover of Britannia & Eve magazine, May 1945. Date: 1945

"Le Dejeuner, " by Perrault, from a photograph published by Messrs. Goupil and Co. 1872. Engraving of a painting

Holy Roman Empire. Officers of the table and the chamber of the imperial court: butler, cook, barber and tailor. Engraving after Le Triomphe de l'Empereur Maximilien I, by J

Young Dutch Child
Young Dutch child with a spoon and bowl. Artist: Cecil Jay (1880-1954) Date: 1916

Picture series Small Kitchen Guard, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain, exact date unknown

Picture series Kleine Kuechengarde, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain, exact date unknown

Picture series Children in various professions with Liebig glass, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain, exact date unknown

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American printer, scientist and statesman

A sick man sticks out his tongue while a doctor takes his pulse. The patient holds green glasses in his left hand. The woman holds a cup with a spoon

The Foundling. Girl feeding a young bird sitting in the nest, feeding with a spoon, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Picture series Extract Pots 1, large pots, Look, with a small spoon... Cook and maid, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Culture in Assyria, Assyrian Empire Beginning of the 18th century B. C. until its destruction around 609 B

Elderly man taking medicine with a spoon, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Elderly man taking medicine with a spoon, 1886, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting

Girl spoon-feeding a kitten, historical illustration, circa 1886

Historic photograph, cook stirring a pot with a large spoon

Unique flatware service, c.1920-25 (silver, steel, bakelite & ebony)
CH9188881 Unique flatware service, c.1920-25 (silver, steel, bakelite & ebony) by Puiforcat, Jean Elysée (1897-1945); Private Collection; Christie's Images

An old telephone from the 19th century, Loeffeltelefon, telephone, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown

Sacrificial utensils of the Brahmins, India, cup, stirring wood, sacrificial spoon, full measure, bowl and cleaver, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Machine for making spoons and forks, metalworking, industrial product from the year 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Herring smokehouse on Ruegen, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, herring, smokehouse, fish processing, interior, smokehouse, hatchet, basket, wooden spoon, cat, woman

Cook tastes his soup, 1960s, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Soldier with broom and spoon, kitchen service, 1910s, exact place unknown, Germany, Europe

Book illustration, widow Bolte with a plate and a spoon, Max and Moritz, A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks, Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch, 1865

Summer appetizer with pear, cottage cheese, figs and honey on slate board on a black concrete background. Side view, close up

A spoon serving black rice with prawns and squid, a dry rice, cooked in paella or in a clay pot, a characteristic flavor of Valencian Mediterranean cuisine. Spain

Bavarian veal sausages hanging from a spoon handle, in the rear a blurry beer stein, pretzel, mustard pot

Baden cuisine, South German cuisine, Baden onion soup with crackers, croutons, pieces of bread fried in fat, savoury, typical Baden, soup plate, spoon, creamy, cream, chopped chives

Southern German cuisine, nut cake with beetroot, beetroot and carrot nut cake in a jar, baking speciality, from the oven, baked, sweet cake, vegetarian, sweet, healthy, on the go, party cake

Southern German cuisine, preparing walnut cake with beetroot, beetroot-carrot nut cake in a jar, dough, filling mass into jars, baking speciality, from the oven, baked, sweet cake, vegetarian, sweet

Asparagus soup with green asparagus

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"Spoon: A Journey through Time and Culture" Discover the fascinating history of the spoon, from its humble beginnings to its iconic status in various cultures around the world. Starting with the Sutton Hoo treasure, where a beautifully crafted spoon was unearthed alongside other precious artifacts, we delve into the ancient origins of this everyday utensil. In New Orleans, indulge in the famous beignets and chicory coffee at Cafe Du Monde, where they are essential for savoring every delectable bite. Travel back to 19th-century England with an advertisement for Mappin Brothers' Queens Works on Pond Street/Bakers Hill, showcasing their exquisite silverware collection that includes elegant spoons fit for royalty. Venturing south to Argentina's Ushuaia, discover typical calabash gourd cups used for mate drinking rituals - a cultural tradition known as chimarrao or cimarron - where spoons play an integral role in preparing and sharing this beloved beverage. Immerse yourself in Wagner's epic Ring Cycle opera series that features a mystical golden spoon as one of its enchanting props, captivating audiences worldwide. Journey to Lyon, France where ricotta-eaters gather around tables adorned with delicate porcelain spoons to relish this creamy delicacy that has become synonymous with French gastronomy. Indulge your sweet tooth with Cadbury's cup chocolate as you reminisce about their nostalgic advertisements featuring smiling faces enjoying every last drop using their trusty spoons. Sip on traditional Turkish tea served in charming tulip-shaped glasses accompanied by dainty teaspoons while immersing yourself in Turkey's rich tea-drinking culture. Remember those classic Worcester Sauce adverts that showcased how a simple sprinkle can transform any dish into culinary perfection? Well now imagine it being stirred effortlessly by a trusty spoon.