Copp Family

Description

This is a brass mold and cast–spoon that belonged to the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the 18th and 19th century. The mold is for a Hanoverian type rattail spoon, with a stem that widens gradually toward its curved finial and then turns upward. The pewter spoon is unfinished, with the remnant from the sprue still at the spoon’s lip and protrusions along the handle.The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.Currently not on view

Record Contributed By

National Museum of American History

Record Harvested From

Smithsonian Institution