<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">mote spoons</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31376972</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:41:41</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mote skimmers</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mote spoon</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mulberry spoons</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">spoons, mote</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Spoons of teaspoon size having a bowl pierced in a decorative pattern and long handle with a pointed end. The bowls of mote spoons were used to strain tea and to skim leaf particles and dust motes from the surface of a cup of tea. The thin pointed handle was used to clear clogged spouts of pots. For spoons of similar size with pierced bowls but lacking pointed handles, used specifically to serve olives, use "olive spoons." ]]></dc:description></metadata>