Scoop, Flour
Object number94.44.1
Date1880-1916
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Olive Hadley
DescriptionMetal flour scoop with hollow metal handle attached to end of the scoop. Star embossed at the end of the handle.Dimensions3.25 x 6 x 13 in. (8.3 x 15.2 x 33 cm)Label TextKathryn Lang Young (1865-1916) immigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1870s and used this item in her home once she was married and settled in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. It is reflective of the gender roles and ideals of domesticity that were observed within households during this time period.
Previous owner
Kathryn Lang Young
(German, 1865 - 1916)
Subjects
On View
On view
c. 1935
1890-1899
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Toledo Scale Company
Jacobs Brothers Company, Inc.