Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Woodwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 35.5 cm, Laddle width: 7.5 cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
929-1869
Record ID
929-1869
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
Reporting on the Museumâs Iranian holdings to date in May 1873, Robert Murdoch Smith assessed a set of wooden spoons a follows: âAll these spoons are made of the wood of the pear tree at the small town of Abadeh (not Shiraz). They are usually made in three sizes, the largest for taking sherbet, the medium size for soup, pilau etc. and the smallest for pickles. These are fair specimens of this kind of work.â (V&A Archives).
İlişki
Unknown Iran
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved wood (lime or pear)
Fiziksel açıklama
Wooden spoon with a large boat-shaped bowl carved with vertical ribbing, fixed to a long rectangular handle decorated in openwork floral patterning.
Üslup
Qajar