State House Silver Souvenir Spoon

Object/Artifact

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Montpelier Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

State House Silver Souvenir Spoon

Entry/Object ID

2023.4.2

Description

Silver souvenir spoon with lightly engraved image of the third Vermont State House (1859) on the bowl and simple design along edges of handle. Stamped "sterling" on the back of the handle. "Cora" (?) scratched on front of handle; "Christmas" (?) scratched on back of handle.

Context

Part of donation that included a photograph of house at 15 Loomis Street where Cora King lived with her parents Clark and Rhoda King, according to inscription on the back of the photograph. This spoon probably belonged to her (married name Johonnott), or her daughter, Cora King Johonnott Redfield.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.4

Source or Donor

Roxanna T. Quero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spoon, Souvenir

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Souvenir

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.)

Dimensions

Height

3 cm

Width

14.5 cm

Depth

2 cm

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johonnott, Cora King, 1858-1881, Redfield, Cora King Johonnott, 1881-?

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont