Victorian Silver Fiddle Pattern Runcible Spoon, 1867
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Runcible Spoon - Fiddle Pattern - London 1867 by George Adams - 14.5cm; 33grams - Ref. TS/6686
This is an excellent example of an antique fiddle pattern silver runcible spoon made famous by Edward Lear in "The Owl & The Pussy Cat".
This Victorian silver runcible spoon (aka pickle or chutney spoon or spork) was made by the top silversmith George Adams as part of Chawner & Company. The spoon remains in excellent condition with the bonus of no personalised engravings and clear London hallmarks to the reverse side.
The runcible spoon appears in two works by Edward Lear: The Owl & The Pussy Cat ("They dined on mince and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon") and Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures ("The Dolomphious Duck, who caught Spotted Frogs for her dinner with a Runcible Spoon")
