Caption

Decorative spoon with a teardrop-shaped, smooth scoop and a handle decorated with a mascaron at the base, topped with a figure of a naked woman standing on a snake, shielding her womb with her hands and a stylised leaf; on the back of the ladle engraved inscription L. ALMA TADEMA Lawrence or his daughter Laurence, end of the 19th century, Germany, cutlery, varia; height 18.5 cm, width 4.5 cm, weight 75 g, A metal spoon lies horizontally against a smooth gray background, with a wide, shallow bowl on the left showing reflective surfaces and subtle blemishes, and a decorative handle on the right featuring an ornate, sculpted design with twisted and rounded elements; visible colors include silver tones, gray, and faint hints of warm metallic reflections.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_057

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.9Mb (443.3Kb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3375 (300dpi)

Keywords

Decorative spoon teardrop-shaped smooth scoop handle decorated mascaron base topped figure naked woman standing snake shielding womb hands stylised leaf back ladle engraved inscription L ALMA TADEMA Lawrence daughter Laurence 19th century Germany cutlery varia height 18.5 cm width 4.5 cm weight 75 g metal spoon lies horizontally smooth gray background wide shallow bowl left showing reflective surfaces subtle blemishes decorative handle right featuring ornate sculpted design twisted rounded elements visible colors include silver tones gray faint hints warm metallic reflections.