Ear scoop of silver with pointed handle and small bowl. [MJD 07/09/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ear scoop of silver with pointed handle and small bowl. [MJD 07/09/2009]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Louis Colville Gray Clarke; PRM source Louis Colville Gray Clarke
Date / Period: Date made: 1700-1800
Date collected: By 1938
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Width: max 5 mm, Length: max 67 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.1.4
Research and responses: The meaning of étui is not clear, though apparently in German it means a small case or box [AP 22/09/2006]