The spoon; with upwards of one hundred illustrations, primitive, Egyptian, Roman, mediaeval, and modern (1845)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870, Westman, Habbakuk O, Society of Literary and Scientific Chiffoniers · London, Wiley & Putnam · leaf 144
s. [Chap. VIIL Is the reader anxious to look on spoons made un- der the Ptolemies or Pharaohs ? Let him exercise a little patience, and, ere he casts his eyes on the next illustration, think within himself what can they be like— of what forms are the bowls — do they re- semble shells — are all of… … See l there is half a dozen— each of a different pattern, and of assorted sizes, too ; unless, as is most likely, the artist who copied them has not drawn all to the same scale. The originals are in the British Museum. Do not they, few as they are, present about as much variety as every species of…
Spoons
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