Long Carved Folk Art Wood Spoon with Monograms and Face, 1910 early clock dial deeply incised Art Nouveau inspired

deeply incised Art Nouveau inspired decoration around its in neck and shoulders in shades of copper

light creasing

5 1/2" l x 3" w x 7/16" d

as we are all washing our hands every five minutes

Long Carved Folk Art Wood Spoon with Monograms and Face, 1910 early clock dial deeply incised Art Nouveau inspiredSatisfying form, substantial weight and nice long handle to this old hand carved spoon, but it is the details that make it: two monograms on the bowl of the spoon, the number 10 on the back of it, plus "America", a strange little alien esque face, the date 5 22 10 [1910 I'm pretty certain], various passages of cross hatching, and one more monogram on the handle. I've been paying attention to old carved spoons lately, as they're really about as central