Description:
Marrow scoop with two long grooved channels, one narrower than the other, connected by a half-round shaft, which is marked "SB" in an oval three times on the back for Falmouth goldsmith Sampson Bennet (d.1766), and engraved with the initials "EAT" in script on the back of the larger marrow scoop. Sampson Bennet registered his first mark in 1721. A refinement of the the 18th century, marrow scoops developed from the marrow spoon, and were specially designed implements used to remove the soft fatty tissue out of the cavities of animal bones. Marrow was considered a culinary delicacy, especially when meat itself was an expensive commodity. Marrow scoops have ends of varying widths for bones of different sizes. Often sold separately, marrow scoops sometimes came en suite with a set of knives, forks, and spoons and decorated to match the pattern. In England, one scoop was usually accompanied by a set of ten knives, and the knife boxes had often one compartment reserved for the marrow scoop. Note: Many of these non-hallmakred examples have been mistakenly attributed to American silversmiths. This marrow scoop was originally thought to be by Samuel Burill of Boston.
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