Caddy spoon
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Length: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
Dutch, Amsterdam
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Avery, 1897
Accession Number
97.2.252
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, this delicate *Caddy Spoon* by Dutch silversmith Andreas Schotteling exemplifies the refined metalwork of early 19th-century Amsterdam Crafted in 1809 from gleaming silver, it measures a petite 3 7/8 inches (9.8 cm) in length—perfectly scaled for its purpose. Gifted to the museum in 1897 by Mrs. P. Avery, it the enduring appreciation for Dutch craftsmanship during the Napoleonic era, when Amsterdam's silversmiths blended functionality with elegant simplicity. Caddy spoons like this one were essential tools in ...