Spoon
date: label: Date made
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This coconut shell spoon has the carved inscription "JMR 14." It is an example of a typical eating utensil in rural Puerto Rico during the 19th century. Spoons like these were often hung in a row in the kitchen, one for each member of the family.
label: Description (Spanish)
content: Esta cuchara de cáscara de coco lleva una inscripción tallada que dice "JMR 14". Es un ejemplo de utensilio para comer típico de las áreas rurales de Puerto Rico durante el siglo XIX. Por lo general, estas cucharas se colgaban en la cocina, en fila, habiendo una para cada miembro de la familia.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: Puerto Rico: Lajas, Lajas
title: label: Title (Spanish)
content: Cuchara
topic: label: Subject
content: Household Tools and Equipment
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content: Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Vidal
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Teodoro Vidal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0097.1159
label: accession number
content: 1997.0097
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0097.1159
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spoon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: coconut shell (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4.6 cm x 5.2 cm x 12 cm; 1 13/16 in x 2 1/16 in x 4 3/4 in