Teaspoon

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Teaspoon

Entry/Object ID

1999.16.40

Description

Silver teaspoon with rounded shoulder and downturned fiddle handle. The handle is engraved with the initials "SB" The back of the handle is marked, "Birge, Brackett & Co".

Context

Made by Birge, Brackett & Co. in Brattleboro, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1999.16

Source or Donor

Harding, Jack, Harding, Marie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Jack and Marie Harding

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Birge, Brackett & Co.

Date made

1835 - 1840

Place

Town

Brattleboro

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Teaspoon

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spoon, Eating

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Eating & Drinking Utensils

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3/4 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Length

6 in

Material

Silver

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Birge, John

Person or Organization

Brackett, Horace D.