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Ice-cream servers

Scope note

Term applied to a wide variety of special-purpose utensils designed to serve ice cream and similar foods, especially those with an oblong spadelike bowl. Often made as part of flatware services, particularly in the 19th century. For utensils with a hemispherical end used to serve ice cream, use "ice-cream scoops."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000218960

Broader Terms used

servers (serving utensils)

Equivalent Terms used

ice-cream server

Created

13yrs ago

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