Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1960.001.022 |
Object Name |
Spoon, Mixing |
Title |
Wooden Mixing or Stirring Spoon |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Wooden mixing spoon, likely late 19th-c? Straight handle, very slightly shaped and plain-looking. |
Provenance |
Last belonged to Jean Reid (née Givens),b.1900-d.1965. Her parents, James and Minnie Givens, married in 1898. The Givens family farmed in the Massie district of Holland Township, Grey County. Jean Reid later lived in Owen Sound, Grey County. She was married to William G. Reid who was descended from the Milson and Reid families of Grey County. James and Minnie Givens are buried at Greenwood Cemetery, in Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Wood |
Dimensions |
H-3 W-5.5 L-37.5 cm |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
Givens, James Givens, Mary Ann Reid, Jean |
Subjects |
Spoons Kitchens Food preparation |
Search Terms |
Massie |
Function |
A long-handled spoon useful for stirring food boiling in pots on a stove. One could also taste the food's flavour by sipping/tasting from the bowl of the spoon. |