تاريخ النشر
1850
مكان النشر
Iran (made) -
الموضوع
Woodwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Longest length length: 36cm
(Note: Broken into several parts), Maximum width width: 9.5 cm
(Note: Broken into several parts)
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
1114:1-1874
رقم السجل
1114:1-1874
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1850
ملاحظات
Large carved wooden spoons such as this â each with a boat-shaped bowl, long rhomboidal handle, curved âbuttressâ and a rosette at the join â were made from up to seven separate parts, each finely carved from lime wood and adhered together with glue. The bowl was carved into a ribbed pattern and further ornamented with either Persian inscriptions along the outer edges â each alluding to desire, taste, or love - or with a single band of vegetal scrolls. The rosette, buttress and handle were all carved with a fine openwork pattern of geometric motifs arranged in registers around a central panel of floral sprays. The finesse in which this spoon was carved suggests its use for dignitary or elite members of society during banquets or special ceremonies. Indeed, Iranian paintings from the early to mid-nineteenth century show such spoons placed delicately along the edges of large porcelain bowls, floating upon the surface, the contents of which contained sherbet. These spoons were used communally amongst guests, often with several guests drinking from the same spoon. Major R. Murdoch Smith discusses the Iranian town of Abadeh (between Isfahan and Shiraz) as being the main centre of Persian wood carving during the period of 1800-1900. This town was famous for its elaborately carved spoons (qashuq) and small boxes, all made of either pear or lime wood, and carved with a common pocket-knife.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved wood (lime or pear)
Parçalar
Spoon, Spoon Part, Spoon
Fiziksel açıklama
Carved wooden spoon with a large boat-shaped bowl, long rhomboidal handle, and rosette at the join. Elaborately carved in openwork. Poorly damaged with missing parts.