Strainer spoon
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Length: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
British
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.42.84j
Art Historical Context
This delicate 18th-century British strainer spoon, crafted from silver and measuring just 5 inches length, exemplifies the exquisite metalwork of the Georgian era. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of European Sculpture and Decor Arts (acquired through the Rogers Fund in 3), it belongs to the classification of Metalwork-Silver, highlighting the technical prowess of anonymous British silversmiths who transformed everyday utensils into objects of refined beauty. Strainer spoons like this one were essential in affluent households for culinary tasks, such as skimming fat from ...