Marrow Scoop
Baldwin Gardiner
1827–47
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
H.: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Classification
utensil
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
102621
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The production and use of specialized flatware increased during the 18th and 19th centuries. The two slender ends of a marrow scoop were used to remove marrow from the cavities of bones. The varying sizes of scoops enabled a diner to extract this delicacy from bones of differing shapes.