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Caddy Spoon

1800-1801 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A caddy spoon is a type of spoon for use in taking and measuring dry tea from a tea caddy, usually small enough to fit inside the caddy. English examples were developed in the mid 18th century when the Chinese tea bottle was superseded by the tea caddy, having an opening large enough to accommodate a small spoon to dispense and measure the tea and when the cover (the thimble top) was no longer used as a measure. Caddy spoons were always required to be hallmarked, being excluded from the exemption of the English act of 1790 relating to small articles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, stamped from a single sheet
Brief description
Silver, Birmingham hallmarks for 1800-01
Physical description
Caddy spoon of stamped silver in the form of a racing cap.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.1cm
  • Length: 5.5cm
  • Width: 3.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Birmigham hallmarks for 1800-01
  • No maker’s mark
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Summary
A caddy spoon is a type of spoon for use in taking and measuring dry tea from a tea caddy, usually small enough to fit inside the caddy. English examples were developed in the mid 18th century when the Chinese tea bottle was superseded by the tea caddy, having an opening large enough to accommodate a small spoon to dispense and measure the tea and when the cover (the thimble top) was no longer used as a measure. Caddy spoons were always required to be hallmarked, being excluded from the exemption of the English act of 1790 relating to small articles.
Collection
Accession number
1282-1902

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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