Name/Title
Measuring cup of Edith Meyers, 1967Entry/Object ID
2011.21.9Description
ACC. NO. 11.21.9
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: 1967
OBJECT: CUP, MEASURING
DESCRIPTION:
A SILVER-PLATED MEASURING CUP THAT RESEMBLES AN EGG CUP. IT CAN BE TURNED AND HAS TWO SEPARATE MEASUREMENTS. ONE RECEPTACLE HAS RED-COLORED ENAMEL; THE OTHER IS IN GREEN-COLORED ENAMEL.
SIZE: HEIGHT 3-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
IT IS BELIEVED TO BE A MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. IT IS SILVER-PLATED AND WAS MANUFACTURED BY REED & BARTON, AND WAS POSSIBLY! A PRESENTATION PIECE, AS IT IS ENGRAVED, "EDITH, 12-25-67."
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
CATALOGED: APRIL 16, 2011
