Teaspoon

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Teaspoon

Entry/Object ID

1999.16.56

Description

Silver teaspoon with rounded shoulder and fiddle handle. The handle is engraved with the initial "h" in gothic script. The back of the handle is marked, "BEN.K.CHASE".

Context

Made by Ben K. Chase 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

Artist

Chase, Ben K. (b. 1831)

Date made

1856 - 1871

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 Places

Place

City

Rutland

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America