Teaspoon

Name/Title

Teaspoon

Entry/Object ID

1999.16.49

Description

Silver teaspoon with rounded shoulder and downturned fiddle handle. The handle is engraved with the initials "LMP" The back of the handle is marked, "BRINSMAID'S" along with an image of a bee flanked by the letters B and D.

Context

Made by J. E. Brinsmaid & Bros. in Burlington, 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

Brinsmaid Brother & Co.

Date made

1843 - 1850

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden 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

5-7/8 in

Material

Silver

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brinsmaid, James Edgar (1812-1887)

Person or Organization

Brinsmaid, Sedgwick Swift (1815-1885)

Person or Organization

Brinsmaid, William Bliss (1821-1889)