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14 sie 2014 · What Is a Mote Spoon? The mote spoon’s short life began in the late 17th century, with the London Gazette describing these elegant and charming spoons as: ‘long or strainer spoons with narrow pointy ends’.
3 paź 2019 · Originally called a 'tea strainer spoon', mote spoons were used in the 17th and 18th centuries. A 'mote' is a speck or tiny piece of something, and in this case a bit of tea leaf. As with many tea accessories, there is a bit of a debate on how it was originally used.
A mote is a small bit of substance, such as a fleck or particle. Mote may also refer to: Ightham Mote, a medieval moated manor house in Kent, England.
Mote spoon. Mote spoon — perforated, used to sieve loose tea from a cup; handle finial has a spike to unclog the teapot spout; Mustard spoon — for serving mustard; usually small, with a deep bowl elongated to form a scoop and set at right angles to the handle
The silver mote spoon (silver mote skimmer) is a type of spoon having a bowl with a pierced pattern of small holes, used to skim off floating particles of tea leaves and motes (tea dust) from a cup of tea. The handle is thin and tapering, with a sharpened point.
The silver mote spoon (silver mote skimmer) is a type of spoon having a bowl with a pierced pattern of small holes, used to skim off floating particles of tea leaves and motes (tea dust) from a cup of tea.
Paul Revere and other colonial silversmiths were adept at making an English tea accoutrement called a mote spoon. Examples of these can be found in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Tea Master Bruce Richardson demonstrates how these long handled slotted spoons were used to remove floating tea leaves from a tea cup.
