I’ve written two posts in the past about various odds and ends I’ve found, first in Odds and Ends, and again in Odds and Ends, Part Deux. Both were received by my followers with overwhelming praise and acclaim. Well, I didn’t get any thumbs-down reactions, threats of lawsuits, or other legal action, anyway.
Great finds! I especially love that spoon… according to chatgpt, the insect motif was something that became fashionable in the late Victorian period.
During the late 1800s there was enormous fascination with:
* beetles
* dragonflies
* spiders
* scorpions
* Japanese-inspired (“Japonisme”) art
* natural history
Novelty silverware featuring insects became surprisingly popular.
This could have been:
* a salt spoon
* mustard spoon
* condiment spoon
* souvenir spoon
* collector’s piece
The ring between the bowl and body is decorative and fits Victorian aesthetics.