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chase33 Posts: 362 |
posted 08-08-2008 02:52 PM
  
Hello everyone, I am fine tuning a spreadsheet I have and was wondering if a marrow scoop would be a place piece (ie one for everyone) or is it a serving piece? Thanks Robert IP: Logged |
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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 08-17-2008 11:44 AM
I think of marrow scoops as relatively rare 18th century objects, and I'd think of them as service pieces rather than place pieces. There are far fewer kinds of forms in 18th century silver than appear in the 19th c. IP: Logged |
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Clive E Taylor Posts: 450 |
posted 08-17-2008 12:22 PM
I would imagine that the joint which had the marrowbone would be , excuse the pun, used jointly by all members of the table and hence would have it's own carving knife etc and a spoon to extract the marrow - hence a serving piece . IP: Logged |
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FWG Posts: 845 |
posted 08-17-2008 03:50 PM
From frequency seen I'd certainly incline towards calling them serving pieces. But on the other hand, roasted marrow-bones were/are fairly regularly served as a course on their own in a big formal meal, and I've always assumed that each diner would have his/her own utensil for removing the marrow from the bone. Personally I've never been at such a dinner where they were served - alas! - so I can't speak from experience there. At restaurants (where they are increasingly being offered) they are usually served with a small spoon or scoop for the individual diner. So, it's an interesting question. Perhaps someone with a reference library of old etiquette books can find serving directions. IP: Logged |
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Marc Posts: 414 |
posted 08-17-2008 05:23 PM
Hi all, My thinking is that the marrow scoop is a serving piece. I have handled about a gross of older marrow scoops over the years, both American and British, and do not remember any of them being matching pairs, or sixes, or dozens, like place pieces should come in. Also, in my library of silver auction catalogues, I did not find any large matching sets of marrow scoops. Hope this may help. Marc IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 08-17-2008 05:37 PM
Michael Clayton in his book "The Collectors Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America" states that the fact that the marrow scoop which originally came in to use in the early eighteenth century was supplied as one with a dozen knives, forks and spoons implies communal use. [This message has been edited by bascall (edited 08-17-2008).] IP: Logged |
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chase33 Posts: 362 |
posted 08-18-2008 11:00 AM
Thanks to you all for your comments. I will add it to the serving pieces section. Robert IP: Logged |
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