The Silver Spoon ‘is still a living book in Italian culture,’ says Emilia Terragni You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews and ...

It's just a little silver spoon. But it was an heirloom to a family who changed the Tudor world. The spoon is engraved with the arms of a famous Devon family: the Gilberts, who defended against ...

In the 1890s, the trend turned to craze as American firms entered the market, entire books on spoon collecting were published and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair prompted hundreds of new designs.