Waste Bowl

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Waste Bowl

Entry/Object ID

1959.54.11

Description

Round silver-plated waste bowl on pedestal. The rims of both the bowl and pedestal are beaded. The body is engraved with the inscription, "Presented to SURG. C.B. PARK JR. by the Enlisted Men of the 16th Vt. Vols."

Context

Presented to Castanus Blake Park by the members of the 16th Vermont Volunteers to commemorate his work as surgeon for the regiment during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1959.54

Source or Donor

Park, Jennie M.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Rogers, Smith and Co.

Date made

1863

Place

City

New Haven

State/Province

Connecticut

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bowl

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/2 in

Diameter

6 in

Material

Silver

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Park, Castanus Blake (1834-1891)

Related Places

Place

Town

Townshend

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War