A Georgian style fine quality heavy silver English stilton scoop circa 1960

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A Georgian style fine quality heavy silver English stilton scoop circa 1960

About the Item

This beautifully made Georgian style solid silver Stilton scoop is a copy of one of the most complicated and desirable designs for a stilton scoop available. It has a fine hand turned hardwood handle finished with a shaped and stepped ferrule which is attached to the stem and has a raised sliding mechanism which is used to push the cheese of the trowel shaped end making this tool a pleasure to use and very attractive to the eye. This fine piece of silver is boldly hallmarked, Sheffield 1972. English circa 1960 Ways of using the Stilton scoop: Set out one or more Stilton scoops for you and your guests to help themselves. Starting at the centre of the cheese cylinder, dig in and scoop out a mound. Place your mound of delicious cheese on a plate and enjoy eating it on a cracker with mango chutney or drizzled with honey on crusty bread. The Making of Stilton Stilton cheese dates back to the 17th century and gets its name from the village of Stilton, in east England. Called “English Parmesan” by writer Daniel Defoe in 1724, the cheese is still crafted using traditional methods. One of the few kinds of cheese to carry a Protected Designation of Origin Certification, to have the name Stilton, it must be made using local cow’s milk in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire. Made only in a cylindrical shape, Stilton forms its own coat or crust. The recipe for Stilton is pasteurized cow’s milk, salt, penicillium roqueforti, vegetarian rennet, and dairy cultures. (Rennet is an enzyme used to coagulate milk to form a thick curd.) At around 10 weeks old, a young Stilton is ready to eat. There are only 6 licensed cheese makers in the world that make this blue cheese. Height 5cm x width 30cm x depth 3cm

Dimensions:
Height: 1.97 in (5 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
Style:
Georgian (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Hardwood,Silver,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1972
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Central England, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6434238467192