Toothpick Holder

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Name/Title

Toothpick Holder

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.90

Description

Pomegranate or pineapple shaped toothpick holder with gilded edge. The holder is printed with an engraved illustration of a large building with a central cupola. The image is labeled, "ACADEMY & GRADED SCHOOLS, MORRISVILL, VT." The bottom is marked, MADE IN GERMANY FOR WILDER'S VARIETY STORE, MORRISVILLE, VT."

Context

Sold by Wilder's Variety Store in Morrisville, 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

1890 - 1896

Place

Country

Germany

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

2-1/4 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

Wilder's Variety Store

Related Places

Place

Village

Morrisville

Town

Morristown

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America