Because you have it next to a sugar bowl lid it makes me think it’s a sugar spoon. But I feel like this might be a trick question 😊 Would you take another pic with this spoon next to an American sized teaspoon & tablespoon - just for reference as to how large this spoon bowl is? It’s an interesting shape.

Tomorrow. Going to bed very shortly. The container is at least three inches high and maybe an inch and a half across. Doesn't seem like a sugar container!

My mom was infamous for putting things together that didn't go together. So they may not go together?! I miss my mom, but don't depend on her.

I have never seen a spoon like that. But it looks a bit scoop like, you could tip it and contents spill out over the front lip easier than regular spoons. Maybe used for measuring in baking. Just a wild guess.

Sorry Michael, I think your wild guess is way short of the mark :-)

If that lid is truly an inch and a half across, it’s probably for English mustard, which is very hot and used in small portions. The spoon is probably a mustard spoon.

That was in the back of my mind colleen, so I a bet that was it. I'm working on campus today (rather than from home), but I'll send over a picture of the rest of the jar later.

The pieces are not a pair. Sugar spoon is too large for the Jam Jelly/ Mustard Condiment Lid.

That's what I said, mom probably had them mismatched; she would rather have them like she likes them 🥰

It does not have a handle on it, so it probably is not mustard.

Mustard spoons usually have a teeny-tiny bowl. It looks rather like a spoon for tea leaves - tea caddy - or jam spoon?

It could be for sugar, of course, and I also saw one shaped like that called a chocolate spoon.

Why would a mustard pot need a handle? The spoon isn’t too large: the bowl part can’t be 3/4” which would be smaller than a normal sugar spoon, and the handle only an inch and a half long. Does it fit in the mustard pot?

I'm pretty sure it's a sugar spoon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_spoon

https://www.flatwareoutlet.com/oneida-louisiana-sugar-spoon.aspx?gclid=CjwKCAjwyY6pBhA9EiwAMzmfwZH7hJYzpclI1gbeoNLrIsgfWf1N94nPB_koqKvfGRadlr8BnbQTchoCQrUQAvD_BwE

I did find a similar one called a berry spoon, but the silver is gold plated and there is a ribbed edge. How big is the spoon? The berry spoon is 8.5" so more of a serving spoon, I think. Yours looks smaller, like a regular teaspoon.

Replacements has some which are somewhat similar that they call jam spoons. The jelly spoons I am familiar with usually have more folds/ornate, but I wonder if the jar could be a jam jar?

If the lid is only 1 1/2” across, that means the handle of the spoon is only about 1 1/2” long an the bowl a little under 3/4”. The shortness of the handle is what makes me think it’s a mustard spoon rather than a sugar spoon, which typically has a longer handle. The size of the pot is also what makes me think it’s a mustard pot, as again typically jam pots are larger.

I didn't see where she posted measurements, but you're right if they are both that small, it wouldn't likely be sugar or jam. Maybe salt? These are small and similarly shaped but are being sold as mustard or salt spoons...3.5"

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1509695957/antique-master-salt-cellar-spoons?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mustard+spoon&ref=sr_gallery-1-15&sts=1&organic_search_click=1

This is a mustard spoon from Replacements but is 5.25"

most of the mustard spoons are shaped more like this with a much smaller bowl:

Their salt spoons are much smaller/shorter handled... this one is 2 ⅜"

This one 3 ¾"

Yes, it is quite small. Not a sugar spoon.

Every mustard lid I saw had a handle?

This most closely represents a mustard spoon to me... (https://www.pittwateronlinenews.com/Tablespoons---The-Original-Soup-Spoons-Collectors.php)

The mustard spoon is often confused with the salt spoon. The bowl of the mustard spoon is always elongated to form a scoop, whereas the bowl of a salt spoon is round and deep and conveys the salt like a ladle (see photo). Another confusion can be made with the generally bigger egg spoons, this style of egg spoon is particularly numerous amongst Irish marked items. Most examples began life as part of a canteen and follow the form of the patterns, but variations on mainly Birmingham marked pieces, such as engraved decoration and variations in form can be found. They date from about 1760, and have tended to become much smaller in size from the late Victorian era.

Mustard spoons are classed as small items, and were hallmarked in a different manner to larger items during the late 18th and early 19th Centuries - see teaspoon section below for an explanation of the methods employed.

Bowls of mustard (top) and salt (bottom) spoons

These are described as Sugar Shovel Spoons. 1920's English.

English shovel style condiment spoon

British condiment spoon

As stated a sugar shovel....maynot have gone with the jar shown, but that is without a doubt what the spoon is.

https://www.google.com/search?q=british+sterling+sugar+shovel&oq=british+sterling+sugar+shovel&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIKCAIQIRigARiLA9IBCjExMTA1ajFqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#cobssid=s

I agree that it is the same shape as a sugar shovel, but the size of it means that it wouldn’t hold much more than a 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, which is pretty useless.

That container doesn't look like it's 1 1/2 inches across - not if it's 3inches high - it looks wider than that to me...a typo?

Tbh - it very much reminds me of a fancy marmalade jar my mom had.

Is the glass liner supposed to fit like that?

The first time I ever even heard of a "sugar shovel spoon" was when I saw this picture which was posted below.

Looks to me like it is designed to make it easier to sprinkle the sugar off the end of the spoon. Sugar can dissolve easier into your tea. I have certainly never used one.