Product Description
This Acorn Pewter Reproduction Tea Caddy Spoon is adapted from an original silver tea caddy spoon in The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's collections. Tea caddy spoons were popular in the 1700s, when tea was more expensive, and were used for measuring tea leaves. Handcrafted in the USA by Salisbury pewter exclusively for Colonial Williamsburg retail stores. Whether it's a treat for yourself or a gift for a loved one, this elegant pewter spoon is sure to be enjoyed for many years to come.
Features
- Reproduction tea caddy spoon
- Acorn shaped bowl
- Adapted from an original silver tea caddy spoon in the collections of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Made from lead-free, non-tarnishing pewter
- Gift boxed
- Measures 3.5"L x 1"W
- Made in the USA
- A Colonial Williamsburg retail stores exclusive!
Product Care
Hand wash in warm soapy water and towel dry.
Inspiration
Cocoa, coffee, and tea—the introduction of these three beverages around the 1650s heralded one of the greatest social changes of the 17th century. Coffee houses became a central part of public life—where tittle-tattle, scandal, and business of the day were as important as food and drink—setting the stage for many of the time-honored customs we enjoy today.
This reproduction pewter tea caddy spoon is inspired by those in fashion in the mid to late 18th century. Many of the period's designs featured shell shapes inspired by the exotic shells that often accompanied large shipments of dried tea leaves imported from the East. The shells were used as tea scoops. From simple to ornate, 18th-century tea caddy spoons can be found in many wonderful designs, including jockey caps, eagle wings, leaves, acorns, shovels, hearts, hands, and many other forms defined by the decorative arts of the time.
