Child's porridge spoon
The design is influenced by Art Nouveau, featuring a languid curvaceousness of the ornament and a naive quality with its repeating flowers between single unattached hearts. This shows a strong admixture of the Arts and Crafts movement. The bowl is inscribed "From Her Majesty Queen Alexandra to Mrs. M. F. Ronalds 1907," probably a christening or Christmas present from the queen to Mrs. Ronald for her daughter Thora. The spoon is engraved in the bowl, "From Queen Alexandra."
Artwork Details
- Title: Child's porridge spoon
- Maker: Roberts and Belk
- Date: 1897–98
- Culture: British, Sheffield
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Length: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Donald Gill, by exchange, 1991
- Object Number: 1991.296.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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