See also:

• SPOON (O. Eng. span, a chip or splinter of wood, cf. Du. spoon, Ger. Spahn, in same sense, probably related to Gr. r4 v, wedge)

SPOON (O. Eng. span, a chip or splinter of See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood, cf. Du. spoon, Ger. Spahn, in same sense, probably related to Gr. r4 v, See also:

• WEDGE (O. Eng. wecg, a mass of metal, cognate with Dutch wig, wigge, Dan. vaegge, &c.; in Lith. the cognate form outside Teut. is found in wagis, a peg, spigot; there is no connexion with " weigh," " weight," which must be referred to the root wegh, to li

wedge)  , a table See also:

• IMPLEMENT (Lat. implementum, a filling up, from implere, to fill)

implement, bowl-shaped at the end, with a handle varying in length and See also:

• SIZE

size . From the derivation of the word the earliest See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• EUROPEAN

European See also:

• SPOON (O. Eng. span, a chip or splinter of wood, cf. Du. spoon, Ger. Spahn, in same sense, probably related to Gr. r4 v, wedge)

spoon would seem to have been a chip or splinter of See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood; the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek KoyXt4tov (See also:

• LAT

Lat. cochleare) points to the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early and natural use of shells, such as are still used by See also:

• PRIMITIVE

primitive peoples . Examples are preserved of the various forms of spoons used by the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Egyptians of See also:

• IVORY (Fr. ivoire, Lat. ebur)
• IVORY, SIR JAMES (1765-1842)

ivory, See also:

• FLINT
• FLINT, AUSTIN (1812-1886)
• FLINT, or FLTNTSHTRE (sir Gallestr)
• FLINT, ROBERT (1838- )
• FLINT, TIMOTHY (1780-1840)

flint, See also:

• SLATE (properly CLAY SLATE; in M. Eng. slat or sclat, from O. Fr. esclat, a small piece of wood used as a tile; esclater, to break into pieces, whence modern Fr. eclat, the root being seen also in Ger. schleissen, to split)

slate and wood, many of them carved with the symbols of their See also:

• RELIGION
• RELIGION, FOLKLORE, CUSTOM

religion . The spoons of the Greeks and See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans were chiefly made of See also:

• BRONZE

bronze and See also:

• SILVER

silver, and the handle usually takes the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of a spike or pointed See also:

• STEM (O. Eng. staefn, stemn, cf. Du. stain, Ger. Stamm, &c., probably related to " staff ")

stem . There are many examples in the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum from which the form of the various types can be ascertained, the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief points of difference being found in the junction of the bowl with the handle . See also:

• MEDIEVAL

Medieval spoons for domestic use were commonly made of See also:

• HORN
• HORN (a common Teutonic word, cognate with Lat. cornu; cf. Gr. Kipas)
• HORN (Lat. cornu; corresponding terms being Fr. cor, trompe; Ger. Horn; Ital. corno)
• HORN, ARVID BERNHARD, COUNT (1664-1742)
• HORN, PHILIP DE MONTMORENCY, COUNT

horn or wood, but See also:

• BRASS
• BRASS (O. Eng. braes)

brass, See also:

• PEWTER

pewter and " See also:

• LATTEN (from O. Fr. laton, mod. Fr. laiton, possibly connected with Span. lata, Ital. latta, a lath)

latten " spoons appear to have been See also:

• COMMON

common about the r 5th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . The full descriptions and entries relat See also:

• ING

ing to silver spoons in the inventories of the royal and other households point to their See also:

• SPECIAL

special value and rarity . The earliest See also:

• ENGLISH

English reference appears to be in a will of 1259 . In the See also:

• WARD
• WARD, ADOLPHUS WILLIAM (1837- )
• WARD, ARTEMUS
• WARD, EDWARD MATTHEW (1816-1879)
• WARD, ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS (1844-1911)
• WARD, JAMES (1769--1859)
• WARD, JAMES (1843– )
• WARD, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1830-1910)
• WARD, LESTER FRANK (1841– )
• WARD, MARY AUGUSTA [MRS HUMPHRY WARD]
• WARD, WILLIAM (1766-1826)
• WARD, WILLIAM GEORGE (1812-1882)

ward-robe accounts of See also:

• EDWARD

Edward I. for the See also:

• YEAR

year 1300 some See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold and silver spoons marked with the fleur-de-lis, the See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

mark, are mentioned . One of the most interesting medieval spoons is the See also:

• CORONATION (Lat. corona, crown)

coronation spoon used in the See also:

• ANOINTING

anointing of the See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign, an See also:

• ILLUSTRATION

illustration of which is given under See also:

• REGALIA (Lat. regalis, royal, from rex, king)

REGALIA . The sets ofspoons popular as christening presents in Tudor times, the handles of which terminate in heads or busts of the apostles, are a special form to which antiquarian See also:

• INTEREST

interest attaches (see APOSTLE SPOONS) . The earlier English spoon-handles terminate in an See also:

• ACORN

acorn, See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain knob or a See also:

• DIAMOND

diamond; at the end of the 16th century the See also:

• BALUSTER (through the Fr. from the Ital. balaustro, so-called from a supposed likeness to the flower of the OaX ab inov, or wild pomegranate; the word has been corrupted in English into " banister ")

baluster and See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

seal ending becomes common, the bowl being " fig-shaped." At the Restoration the handle becomes broad and See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat, the bowl is broad and See also:

• OVAL (Lat. ovum, egg)

oval and the termination is cut into the shape known as the pied de biche, or See also:

• HIND

hind's See also:

• FOOT

foot .

In the first See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter of the 18th century the bowl becomes narrow and elliptical, with a See also:

• TONGUE (O. Eng. lunge)

tongue or " See also:

• RAT (a word common to Teut. and Rom. languages; probably first adopted in Teut.; the ultimate origin is not known; Skeat suggests the root rad-, to scratch; cf. Ger. Ratte, Dan. rotte, Fr. rat, &c.)

rat's tail " down the back, and the handle is turned up at the end . The See also:

• MODERN

modern form, with the tip of the bowl narrower than the See also:

• BASE

base and the rounded end of the handle turned down, came into use about 176o . See C . J . See also:

• JACKSON
• JACKSON, ANDREW (1767-1845)
• JACKSON, CYRIL (1746-1819)
• JACKSON, FREDERICK GEORGE (186o– )
• JACKSON, HELEN MARIA (1831–1885)
• JACKSON, MASON (c. 1820-1903)
• JACKSON, THOMAS (1579-1640)
• JACKSON, THOMAS JONATHAN (1824-1863)
• JACKSON, WILLIAM (1730-1803)

Jackson, " The Spoon and its See also:

• HISTORY

History," in Archaeologia (1892), vol. liii.; also Cripps, Old English See also:

• PLATE

Plate .