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Sherbet spoon

Title	Sherbet spoon
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1860
Publication Place	Abadah (made) Iran -
Subject	Woodwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 52.2cm, Width: 6.9cm, Height: 6.4cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	932B/1, 2-1869
Record ID	932B/1, 2-1869
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1860
Notes	About halfway between Isfahan and Shiraz lies the Iranian town of Abadah. Renowned even in the medieval period for its woodwork, Abadah in the nineteenth century was most famous for its elaborately carved sherbet spoons (qashuq) made of pear- and box-wood. The spoons were made in a variety of shapes and sizes. The largest and most impressive spoons were used for drinking sherbet, while slightly smaller ones were used for soup and rice and the smallest type was used for pickles. Large spoons were usually made in two parts, with a long rhomboid handle joined to the bowl-section by a socket. The socket was concealed under a large rosette to make it appear as if the spoon had been carved from one large piece of wood. Large spoons also had a curved 'buttress' underneath the rosette which braced against the bowl, adding stability and preventing the spoon from breaking under the weight of its load of sherbet. Exquisitely carved spoons were the preserve of the well-to-do. They featured prominently at fancy dinner gatherings, where they were the only utensils used. The spoons were placed in ceramic basins full of sherbet with their handles balanced on the side and their bowls floating atop the sherbet. A guest would drink from the spoon, then place it back in the basin for the use of the other guests. One spoon might serve for two or three people in this way.
İlişki	Unknown Iran
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Carved wood Wood Carving
Parçalar	Sherbet Spoon, Sherbet Spoon Stem
Fiziksel açıklama	Carved wooden spoon in two sections, elaborately decorated with allover openwork including buteh motifs on the bowl.
Üslup	Qajar

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Sherbet spoon

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1860

Publication Place Abadah (made) Iran -

Subject Woodwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 52.2cm, Width: 6.9cm, Height: 6.4cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 932B/1, 2-1869

Record ID 932B/1, 2-1869

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1860

Notes About halfway between Isfahan and Shiraz lies the Iranian town of Abadah. Renowned even in the medieval period for its woodwork, Abadah in the nineteenth century was most famous for its elaborately carved sherbet spoons (qashuq) made of pear- and box-wood. The spoons were made in a variety of shapes and sizes. The largest and most impressive spoons were used for drinking sherbet, while slightly smaller ones were used for soup and rice and the smallest type was used for pickles. Large spoons were usually made in two parts, with a long rhomboid handle joined to the bowl-section by a socket. The socket was concealed under a large rosette to make it appear as if the spoon had been carved from one large piece of wood. Large spoons also had a curved 'buttress' underneath the rosette which braced against the bowl, adding stability and preventing the spoon from breaking under the weight of its load of sherbet. Exquisitely carved spoons were the preserve of the well-to-do. They featured prominently at fancy dinner gatherings, where they were the only utensils used. The spoons were placed in ceramic basins full of sherbet with their handles balanced on the side and their bowls floating atop the sherbet. A guest would drink from the spoon, then place it back in the basin for the use of the other guests. One spoon might serve for two or three people in this way.

İlişki Unknown Iran

Malzemeler ve teknikler Carved wood Wood Carving

Parçalar Sherbet Spoon, Sherbet Spoon Stem

Fiziksel açıklama Carved wooden spoon in two sections, elaborately decorated with allover openwork including buteh motifs on the bowl.

Üslup Qajar