M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
 

 

GEORGE II SILVER MARROW SCOOP

Elias Cachart, London, 1753

 

 

 

 

Of usual double ended form, the large bowl with a single drop heel and engraved with a conjoined contemporary period monogram MG

 

Roasted bone marrow was considered a great delicacy in the Queen Anne period (1702-1714), when meat was quite expensive.

To accommodate the extraction of the marrow from the bone centers,

silver spoons with a long narrow scoop at one end were used, the earliest on record c1690. 

These marrow spoons were quickly superseded by marrow

scoops, which had a large scoop at one end, and small scoop at the other - suitable to differing widths of bone. 

Scoops were made only until the late 19th century.

 

Roasted bone marrow has once more become a dish of great fashion. 

Across American, it graces the menus not only of metropolitan top restaurants, but pubs and home-cooking establishments. 

Recipes abound on the internet - take your pick.

"Bon Appetit" lists a wonderful recipe with image, describing which bones to select from the butcher :

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2011/06/roast-bone-marrow-with-parsley-salad

 

There is also a resurgence of interest with pot au feu, a   main course dish using beef shanks, short ribs,

and marrow bones - the marrow bones being passed at the table with warm bread.  

If you wish a copy of the pot au feu recipe, please email me. 

 

Condition : Excellent, with crisp  marks, the bottom of the maker's mark partially cast over, but still quite legible

 

9” Long / 1.8 oz.

 

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George II Silver Marrow Scoop, Elias Cachart, London, 1753, engraved in conjoined script MG