Teaspoon
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- OBJECT TYPE
- silver
- DATE
- 1965–1971
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0442.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Birks
- MODEL
- OLD ENGLISH
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STERLING SILVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.5 cm
- Width
- 2.6 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Food service
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Birks
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- USED BETWEEN MAY 3 AND 12,1971 TO MARK THE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY OF B.C. INTO CONFEDERATION
- Canada
-
THE SERVICE WAS SUPPLIED BY HENRY BIRKS & SONS FOR USE ON THE ONLY COMMERCIAL FLIGHT EVER TAKEN BY QUEEN ELIZABETH TO CANADA WHICH WAS BETWEEN MAY 3 AND 12, 1971 TO MARK THE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY OF B.C. INTO CONFEDERATION - Function
-
TEASPOONS ARE USED FOR COFFEE, TEA, DESSERTS, CEREAL, AND SOUPS. THEY ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE STANDARD 5-PIECE PLACE SETTING. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Print on underside of handlereads: "BIRKS STERLING [HALLMARK]"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- POLISHED SILVER
- Decoration
- PLAIN HANDLE
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Birks, Teaspoon, circa 1965–1971, Artifact no. 1990.0442, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1990.0442.001/
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