Fork and Spoon Salt and Pepper Shakers

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Fork- 2022.1.209a and Spoon- 2022.1.209b

Fork- 2022.1.209a and Spoon- 2022.1.209b

Name/Title

Fork and Spoon Salt and Pepper Shakers

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.209

Description

These ceramic salt and pepper shakers are in the form of apron wearing fork and spoon. Multiple colors and styles of this pairing exist. Sometimes they are referenced as part of the "Hey diddle diddle" nursery rhyme which ends with the lyric "and the dish ran away with the spoon". Stickers on bases say, "Japan". Cork stoppers intact.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

bases

Transcription

Japan

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Set, Salt and Pepper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Sets

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Of fork

Height

4-3/16 in

Width

1-7/16 in

Weight

1.6 oz

Material

Ceramic