[Sca-cooks] Paper twists of spice (Was spice storage)

[Huette von Ahrens]

But how do you know that is paper and not a shell of some sort?  There are several other kinds
of shells depicted.  This could be a shell that has been cut specifically to be some sort of
container or scoop.

Huette

--- Christina L Biles <bilescl at okstate.edu> wrote:
> > The trick with the paper funnel is impressive, and old-school retailers 
> can do 
> > it without glue. However, I doubt it is period.
> 
> ###I agree.  Paper wasn't all that cheap during the Middle 
> Ages/Renaissance. 
> 
> 
> Paper twists of spice show up in early seventeenth century Dutch art.  I 
> haven't got a pre-1600 image yet, but I'm still looking.
> This one dates to 1627:
> http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/SK-A-4646?lang=en
> 
> I have another from 1615 from a still life by Clara Peeters (the one with 
> the flat wedding tart with rosemary & gold charms) that I can't find 
> online at the moment.
> 
> 
> -Magdalena da Cadamosto
> 
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