. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. pieces was such a spoon.^^ No doulit, tea strainers (fig. 21) were also used to insure clear tea. The tea dregs might then be discarded in ihe slop howl or lel'i in the strainer and the strainer rested on the bowl. However, only a few contemporary .Xmerican adver- tisements and inventories have been found which mention tea strainers.'"' Punch strainers, though gen- erally larger in size, seem to have doubled as tea strainers in some households. The 1757 inventory of " New-York Gazette, April 3, 1727. 81'' Maryland Gazette, January
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. pieces was such a spoon.^^ No doulit, tea strainers (fig. 21) were also used to insure clear tea. The tea dregs might then be discarded in ihe slop howl or lel'i in the strainer and the strainer rested on the bowl. However, only a few contemporary .Xmerican adver- tisements and inventories have been found which mention tea strainers.'"' Punch strainers, though gen- erally larger in size, seem to have doubled as tea strainers in some households. The 1757 inventory of " New-York Gazette, April 3, 1727. 81'' Maryland Gazette, January 4, 1759; Pennsylvania Chronicle, January 29, 1770; Suffolk County Record Books, vol. 52, p. 324, inventory of John Procter, May 13, Figiu'e 20.—Silver creamer made by Simeon A. Bayley, of New York, about 1790. The only orna- mentation is the engraving of the initials "R M" below the pouring lip. {USNM 383465; Smithsonian photo 45141-E.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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