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Table fork used by Lavinia Whiteside Carrington
- Manufactured by
- Hall & Elton, American
- Owned by
- Whiteside Carrington, Lavinia, American
- Carrington, E. H., American
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 3/4 × 1 × 11/16 in. (19.7 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm)
- Type
- forks
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- after 1867
- Description
- A silver fork with four tines. The handle features a seal with a profile portrait of a knight, looking to the right. The knight has a comb and sits on an oval background. Above and below the knight are stylized curlicues the follow the shape of the fork. On the back on the narrow section of the handle is etched text that reads "HALL & ELTON." The end of the handle of the fork comes to a shallow tip.
- Topic
- African American
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Table fork used by Lavinia Whiteside Carrington
- Manufactured by
- Hall & Elton, American
- Owned by
- Carrington, E. H., American
- Whiteside Carrington, Lavinia, American
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 13/16 × 1 × 7/8 in. (19.8 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
- Type
- forks
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- after 1867
- Description
- A silver fork with four tines. The handle features a seal with a profile portrait of a knight, looking to the right. The knight has a comb and sits on an oval background. Above and below the knight are stylized curlicues the follow the shape of the fork. On the back on the narrow section of the handle is etched text that reads "HALL & ELTON." The end of the handle of the fork comes to a shallow tip.
- Topic
- African American
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Jigger measuring cup from Lyons Hall
- Manufactured by
- Cambridge Silver
- Owned by
- Lyons, Louis Daniels, American, 1873 - 1944
- Medium
- silver on copper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13/16 × 6 1/16 × 1 7/8 in. (2.1 × 15.4 × 4.8 cm)
- Type
- jiggers (measuring devices)
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- after 1907
- Description
- This a jigger shaped like a gavel.The jigger has narrow cup with two lines around the outside indicating the measurement of liquid. The cup has lip on left edge. On the left side of the cup at the top is etched text that reads "2oz." On the bottom of the cup is additional etched text in gothic-style font that read "Cambridge/ E. P. C./711." On the right side of the handle is a large, curved indentation to be used a bottle opener. The indentation is near the end of the handle. Above the indentation, in the middle of the handle are three small lines. The handle is attached to the center of the cup.
- Topic
- African American
- Business
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Toothpick / match holder urn from Lyons Hall
- Manufactured by
- Empire Craft Corporation, American, 1930 - 1950
- Owned by
- Lyons, Louis Daniels, American, 1873 - 1944
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (7 × 7 × 7 cm)
- Type
- urns
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1930-1950
- Description
- This is a small urn with a wide rim. The rim has a raised rope pattern. The urn body narrows near the middle, with the middle portion bulges out in a narrow ring. Below the ring is a tapered base, wider at the bottom. The bottom of the urn has series of concentric rings with etched text in the center that reads "Empire/ STERLING/ WEIGHTED/ 52."
- Topic
- African American
- Business
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture