Cheese Scoop

Date Made: 1855 - 1860Patent Date: 1855

Owner; User: Bellamy, Ellen Washington

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityPlace Retailed; Place Owned; Place Used: United States: Georgia, Macon

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Food, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ellen Washington Bellamy

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.1033Catalog Number: 60.1033Accession Number: 71656

Object Name: scoop, cheesecase, cheese scoopObject Type: flatware

Physical Description: silver (overall material)silk (case interior material)brass, gilt (hooks material)paper (case covering material)wood (case material)Measurements: overall: 24.3 cm x 3.5 cm; 9 9/16 in x 1 3/8 inoverall, cheese scoop: 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in; 1.27 cm x 24.13 cm x 3.4925 cmoverall, case: 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 26.3525 cm x 5.715 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-efc2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_301335

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