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Tea Service
Name/Title
Tea Service
Lexicon
Description
Silver-plated oval tray. The tray has two small handles on the ends and is engraved in the center with rococo-style scrollwork and hunt scenes.
Acquisition
Accession
1972.58
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Wilder, Jonas (1812-1906)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1858
Manufacturer
Manhattan Plate Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Silver, Silverplate
Entry/Object ID
1972.58.1g
Context
Given as a retirement gift to Jonas Wilder, who invented the first refrigerated railroad car for transporting butter from Vermont to Boston.
