Silver medicine spoon, Europe, 1701-1900

Made:
1701-1900 in Europe
Silver medicine spoon, half covered, in original carton

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Silver medicine spoon, half covered, in original carton
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Silver medicine spoon, half covered, in original carton

This spoon was designed to help give patients their medicine more easily and may also have been used for feeding. The spoon is half covered to prevent liquid spilling out while it is being poured into the mouth through the end hole. It may also have helped by preventing the patient from getting too close a look at any medicine they were about to take.

This spoon is punched with the words “PRACTICAL KIDDICRAFT”, which may be a maker’s name and also suggests that the spoon was intended to be used for children.

Details

Category:
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641469
Materials:
spoon, silver and carton, paper
Measurements:
overall: 19 mm x 135 mm x 27 mm, .026 kg
type:
spoon
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Silver medicine spoon

Silver medicine spoon

Silver medicine spoon, half covered, with narrow opening at the tip, 1701-1900

Measurements:
overall: 141 mm 28 mm,
Materials:
silver (metal)
Object Number:
A641469/1
type:
spoon
Carton for silver medicine spoon

Carton for silver medicine spoon

Original carton for silver medicine spoon. Beige in colour with a removable lid that slots on top of the carton.

Measurements:
overall: 19 mm x 141 mm x 36 mm, .04 kg
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A641469/2
type:
carton