wedding, and other, spoons
When I first got married, wa-a-ay back in 1971, my mum organised the younger siblings, step-siblings and friends when it came to gift buying. (She knew what she wanted me to have.) I received three cutlery sets, each with settings for four people, but all with the same design. So I had enough matching cutlery to be able to hold a dinner party for twelve people if I was ever inclined to do so. I also received three dinner sets, each with a setting for four people, but all with the same design. So I had enough matching crockery to be able to hold a dinner party for twelve people if I was ever inclined to do so. (I never was inclined to do so...) Now, all these years later, these two teaspoons and a knife, are all that remain of the original settings. I don't remember what happened to the rest, I'm not one to lose things, but disappear they did. Here is a close-up of the design on the handles. In between then and now, there has (have?) been three different cu...