Tag: Spoons

Afternoon Tea Silverware
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Gemma Tubbrit

Afternoon Tea Silverware

It’s no secret that the English have a tendency to, uhm, borrow a lot of its cultural icons from other countries, but thankfully afternoon tea

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Coffee Bean Spoon History
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Delilah Kealy-Roberts

Coffee Bean Spoon History

The coffee bean was discovered in pre-1000 A.D Ethiopia. Since then, the ritual of coffee drinking has become a part of everyday life; a tradition,

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the Trefid spoon
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Louise Snowdon

The Trefid Spoon

What Is a Trefid (or Trifid) Spoon? In the 16th century, people typically had one spoon which was used at all mealtimes, being washed between uses. It

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Mote spoon hallmarks
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Gemma Tubbrit

What Is a Mote Spoon?

The mote spoon’s short life began in the late 17th century, with the London Gazette describing these elegant and charming spoons as: ‘long or strainer

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