Spoons made of Birch - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 42400 | |||||
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Plant Name | 159.01 BETULACEAE Betula alba | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Spoons made of Birch | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Norway | TDWG Region | Norway | ||
| Parts Held | Spoons made of Birch | Geography Description | Norway, Stavanger | ||
| Uses | Spoons made of BirchUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Doeg R | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Wooden spoons used by most classes in town and country. Silver spoons areonly employed on special occasions, seem to be heirlooms; I have seen 2 more than 200 years old, one had the date 1641, another 1648.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0ADisplayed in 'Kew in the city', at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC) | ||||