Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1961.038.018 |
Object Name |
Spooner |
Title |
Glass Spoon Holder (c. 18__) |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
1830s? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
United States of America |
Description |
Colourless glass spoon holder. The interior is smooth-walled. The exterior is mold-shaped, and there are mold lines visible on the base. Near the base there is a ring of six molded "coins", with portraits and emblems on them that are American. These coin-shaped decorations are in frosted glass, while the rest of the spoon holder is clear (colourless) glass. There is no manufacturer's identification. |
Makers mark |
None present |
Provenance |
The last owner, Eleanor Rixon (d. 1973), lived at 894, 5th Avenue East, Owen Sound, Grey County, where her parents had moved to in the late 19th-century. Her father, Henry Rixon, emigrated from England in 1860. Her mother Helen (née Ainslie), was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ainslie of Leith (they later moved to Owen Sound and lived with or near the Rixons). The Rixon burial plot is at Leith Cemetery, in the former Sydenham Township, and includes the following: William Augustus Rixon (b. 1869-d. 1892) Henry Rixon (father) 1838-1920 Helen Rixon (mother) 1847-1913 Ada A. Rixon 1874-1894 Ella A. Rixon 1871-1918 Alex A. Ainslie 1850-1887 Adam Ainslie 1807-1897 Isabella Ainslie 1828-1918 John Ainslie 1858-1923 Laura Rixon 1876-1963 Eleanor Rixon Dec. 27, 1973 William M. Burr 1861-1931 Frank Broderick 1856-1915 J. Jane Broderick 1867-1933 F. Rixon Broderick 1895-1958 |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Glass |
Dimensions |
H-10.2 Dia-9.7 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Rixon, Eleanor Rixon, Henry Ainslie, Adam Rixon, Helen Ainslie, Isabella |
Subjects |
Spoons Glassware |
Search Terms |
Leith (Village of) |
Function |
A tableware item intended to store clean spoons vertically in readiness for use. Collectors sometimes refer to them as "spooners". |