Spoons

The Linkspages at Larsdatter.com

Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition: Tudor and Stuart Period Finds c. 1450-c. 1700 from Excavations at Riverside Sites in Southwark The Art of the Table: A Complete Guide to Table Setting, Table Manners, and Tableware English Medieval Industries: Craftsmen, Techniques, Products

This linkspage shows the range of materials, decorations, and styles found in pre-medieval, medieval, and Renaissance spoons; I've attempted to classify them, so that it is easier to see where different types of spoons were found, when they were made, what materials they were made from, etc.

See the feastgear linkspages for more spoons in illustrations and paintings of medieval and Renaissance people eating; those links will clarify which sorts of people might have used the different types of spoons illustrated here.

Many more English spoons can be found through the Portable Antiquities Scheme's Finds Database.



LATE ROMAN SPOONS

BYZANTINE SPOONS

ACORN-KNOP SPOONS

DIAMOND-POINT SPOONS

ENAMELLED SPOONS

APOSTLE SPOONS

SPOONS WITH OTHER HUMAN FIGURES (busts and monsters are in this category too)

SPOONS WITH ARMORIAL/HERALDIC DECORATIONS

WOODEN SPOONS

Because these spoons are rarer in archaelogical finds (due to the decay of wood over time), I’ve included some iconography that seems to depict wooden spoons.


WOODEN SPOONS WITH SILVER HANDLES (the spoon-bowls seem to be most frequently carved from boxwood)

SEAL-TOP SPOONS

OTHER TYPES OF SPOONS