COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL16111111
Reference Number:
Uncatalogued - Box 1, item 9
Image Title:
Russian peasants spoon
Series Title:
E.L. Burney Collection
Description:
Curio from Isabella Banks' collection; a Russian peasant’s soup spoon. The hand and finger are for crossing themselves with before eating.
Keyword:
Curiosity; Trinket; Collector's item.
Subject:
Collectors and collecting
Category of Material:
Archives
Support:
Wood
People Covered:
Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus) Mrs., 1821-1897
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-01
Educational Notes:
Life of Objects Exhibition
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Stella Halkyard
Russian peasants spoon
