Teaspoon

Name/Title

Teaspoon

Entry/Object ID

1999.16.65

Description

Silver teaspoon with round shoulder and upturned tipped fiddle handle. The handle is engraved with the name "Deavitt". The back of the handle is marked, "A. A. MEAD", twice in opposite directions.

Context

Made by Almon Ainsworth Mead in Montpelier, 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

Mead, Almon Ainsworth (1823-1887)

Date made

1846 - 1887

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington 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

11/16 in

Width

1-9/16 in

Length

5-7/8 in

Material

Silver