Toothpick Holder

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Toothpick Holder

Entry/Object ID

2017.23.2

Description

White ceramic toothpick holder with scalloped and gilded rim. The holder is printed with an illustration of a Victorian building with two towers and an arched doorway. The image is labeled, "SPAULDING GRADED SCHOOL, BARRE, VT." The other side of the holder is printed with the inscription, "TAKE YOUR PICK". The bottom is marked, "Made in Austria for C.N. Kenyon & Co., Boston Bargain Store Barre, Vt. Vienna."

Context

Sold by the Boston Bargain Store in Barre, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2017.23

Source or Donor

Caswell, Joanna C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1899 - 1914

Place

City

Vienna

Country

Austria

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Holder, Toothpick

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Diameter

2 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Spaulding High School

Person or Organization

C. N. Kenyon & Co.

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America