Caddy Spoon
ca. 1820 (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 English examples were developed in the mid 18th century when the Chinese tea bottle was superseded by the tea caddy, having an opening large enough to accommodate a small spoon to dispense and measure the tea and when the cover (the thimble top) was no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.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, shaped, stamped from a single sheet, inside of bowl gilt |
| Brief description | Silver, Netherlands, ca. 1820 |
| Physical description | Silver, shaped as a leaf, stamped from a single sheet, heart shaped bowl, pointed handle bordered with an incised line, inside of bowl, gilt. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Underside of handle: maker unknown, .833 standard mark, letter ‘J’ for locally made tax mark, assay office mark |
| 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 English examples were developed in the mid 18th century when the Chinese tea bottle was superseded by the tea caddy, having an opening large enough to accommodate a small spoon to dispense and measure the tea and when the cover (the thimble top) was no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. |
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| Accession number | 1237-1902 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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