Vintage WELSH LOVE SPOON Walnut with Celtic Knot and Hearts hand carved wood

Description

LOVE SPOONS
Double Heart Carved Wood Love Spoon - "We feel the Same about each other."
"Around the 17th Century giving wooden hand carved gifts to loved ones was general all over the country, but the giving of spoons originated in Wales.
They were given to a girl as a prelude to courting as an indication that the boy was interested in her. This was not necessarily a commitment.
There are no hard and fast designs for the spoons. They can be as elaborate or as plain as the imagination of the carver allows. However, various symbols have become traditionally an integral part of the spoon.
The Flat step of the spoons, often very wide, developed as the carver wanted more room to display his skills. Thus the spoons gradually evolved further and further away from the original utilitarian design."
8 1/2" Length