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Stirrer ?

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1890-1930

GUSN

GUSN-50799

Description

Squat spherical head w/ inlaid ivory mounts and carved geometric designs. Neck w/ like decorated circular ring on spool turned supports. Long tapered handle w/ black-painted ring decoration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stirrers
cookware
carving (processes)
ivory (tooth component)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
Vegetable Ivory
Turned
Carved
STIRRER ?

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11.625 x 2.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.371

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