PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 14 days agoOrnate lacquered spoon, Ottoman Empire (Turkiye), late 16th century ADmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up145
arrow-up145imageOrnate lacquered spoon, Ottoman Empire (Turkiye), late 16th century ADmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 days agoNot necessarily. People used to own their personal (wooden) spoons and carry them around in a small bag. You would own a spoon for many years and use to it eat all your meals. Cheap metal cutleries being available everywhere is relatively new.
minus-squarernercle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoall that i know, but looking at the handle i thought that it looks more like a spoon one uses infrequently. Maybe to stir tea, without resistance. It would be uncomfortable to eat with a spoon like that.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoYes, it might be a fancy spoon for any specific purpose.
Not necessarily. People used to own their personal (wooden) spoons and carry them around in a small bag. You would own a spoon for many years and use to it eat all your meals. Cheap metal cutleries being available everywhere is relatively new.
all that i know, but looking at the handle i thought that it looks more like a spoon one uses infrequently. Maybe to stir tea, without resistance.
It would be uncomfortable to eat with a spoon like that.
Yes, it might be a fancy spoon for any specific purpose.