Tea Service

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Tray.

Name/Title

Tea Service

Entry/Object ID

1972.58.1g

Description

Silver-plated oval tray. The tray has two small handles on the ends and is engraved in the center with rococo-style scrollwork and hunt scenes.

Context

Given as a retirement gift to Jonas Wilder, who invented the first refrigerated railroad car for transporting butter from Vermont to Boston.

Acquisition

Accession

1972.58

Source or Donor

White, Rebecca Wilder

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Manhattan Plate Company

Date made

1858

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Service, Tea

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Sets

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

26 in

Width

20 in

Material

Silver, Silverplate

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wilder, Jonas (1812-1906)