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Spoon holders

Scope note

Vaselike forms, typically made of glass, which resemble celery glasses but which usually have a scalloped rim and are frequently made to match tableware patterns; intended to be used on the dining table to hold spoons. For similar vessels, typically of glass, also used on the dining table and intended to hold stalks of celery, use "celery glasses." For vaselike forms made of glass, wood, or bone and intended to be placed near a fireplace or lighting device, use "spill holders." For footed vessels in the center of which is a column with a pierced gallery for the suspension of spoons, use "spoon stands."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300043089

Equivalent Terms used

spoon holder

Created

12yrs ago

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