Weddings Gifts of 1886

[Kit]

Columbus, Nebraska, USA

On May 27th, 1886, at 8:00 PM, a far-removed cousin married at her father’s residence and then entertained 300 guests for “social converse and a bountiful wedding feast.” A report of the festivities appeared in the Columbus-Journal on June 2nd and listed for their readers all the wedding gifts and their donors. Among the presents were the following items for the young couple:

A silver cake basket, a silver cream ladle, a silver berry spoon, a silver pie knife, a silver egg caster, a silver call bell, silver nut picks and cracker, a set of solid silver coffee spoons, a silver jewel case, a perfume bottle silver stand, a silver soup ladle, a solid silver and gold-lined berry spoon, a set of solid silver ice cream spoons, a pair of silver napkin rings, a silver sugar spoon and butter knife, a silver honey dish, a silver spoon holder, a set of solid silver forks, a set of solid silver teaspoons, a silver card receiver, a silver butter dish, a solid silver sugar spoon, a silver butter knife, a silver syrup pitcher, a silver coffee urn, a silver tea set, a silver dinner caster, a silver carving set, a silver card receiver, a silver scoop ladle, silver nut picks and cracker, a silver card receiver, a silver berry dish and spoon, silver individual cups and saucers, a silver cake basket, a silver stand and vase, a silver stand cream pitcher, sugar bowl, and call bell combined, a silver butter dish, and a half-dozen silver, gold-lined individual salts.

I’m assuming that silver not described as “solid” may have been silverplate? Would coin silver still have been popular? Disregarding duplications, I think Lorena did very well. Hope you enjoyed the article.
Kit

[dognose]

Hi Kit,

Thanks for sharing this information. Oh, how times have changed!

Regards, Trev.