Mustard Pot

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

cup / cover

Name/Title

Mustard Pot

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.87ab

Description

White ceramic mustard pot with lid. The pot has a gilded handle. The lid has a notch in one edge for a spoon and a central knob handle. The pot is printed with an engraved illustration of a Victorian building with a square tower and rounded rooms. The image is labeled, "POST OFFICE, MONTPELIER, VT." The bottom of the pot is labeled, "MADE IN GERMANY BOSTON BARGAIN STORE MONTPELIER, VT."

Context

Sold by Boston Bargain Store in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2005.21

Source or Donor

Caswell, Joanna C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Eugene R. Cleveland

Made/Created

Date made

1910 - 1930

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pot, Mustard

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Jar, Condiment

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel, Condiment

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

3 in

Depth

2-3/8 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

Boston Bargain Store

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America