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Sugar or Ice-Cream Spoon

Sugar or Ice-Cream Spoon

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Currently not on view
Object Name
spoon
Object Type
flatware
date made
ca 1871
patent date
1871-03-21
maker
Gorham Manufacturing Company
place made
United States: Rhode Island, Providence
place retailed
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Physical Description
silver (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 15.1 cm x 3.5 cm; 5 15/16 in x 1 3/8 in
overall: 3/4 in x 6 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 1.905 cm x 15.5575 cm x 3.4925 cm
ID Number
1977.0334.28B
accession number
1977.0334
catalog number
1977.0334.28B
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice James Pope
subject
Food Culture
Ice Cream
Sugar
Gifts & Presents
Weddings
Women
Patented
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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