Caddy Spoon
1808-1809 (made)
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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 English examples were developed in the mid 18th century when the Chinese tea bottle was superseded by the tea caddy, having an opening large enough to accommodate a small spoon to dispense and measure the tea and when the cover (the thimble top) was no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.
William Pugh entered his mark with the Birmingham Assay Office on the 10th June 1801 from the address: Hill Top near Severn Street, Suffolk Street, Birmingham. His working period is thought to be from 1801 to 1816.
William Pugh entered his mark with the Birmingham Assay Office on the 10th June 1801 from the address: Hill Top near Severn Street, Suffolk Street, Birmingham. His working period is thought to be from 1801 to 1816.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, stamped from single sheet, end of handle in two lobes, inside of bowl gilt |
| Brief description | Silver, parcel-gilt, Birmingham hallmarks for 1809-10, mark of William Pugh. |
| Physical description | Silver, leaf shaped, long oval bowl, the interior gilt and short curved handle notched at the end. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Underside of handle: maker WP for William Pugh, duty, sterling, date letter ‘k’ for 1808-9, anchor for Birmingham. |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: Fitzhenry Gift - Fitzhenry Collection |
| 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 English examples were developed in the mid 18th century when the Chinese tea bottle was superseded by the tea caddy, having an opening large enough to accommodate a small spoon to dispense and measure the tea and when the cover (the thimble top) was no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. William Pugh entered his mark with the Birmingham Assay Office on the 10th June 1801 from the address: Hill Top near Severn Street, Suffolk Street, Birmingham. His working period is thought to be from 1801 to 1816. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1246-1902 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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