Colonial Kitchen Utensils: What the Chadds Family Had

Available Utensils to the Chadds Family

Family Inventories

1. Francis Chadds Inventory, 1713: An oval table; In the kitchen a copper kettle, two iron pots, and a mortar; A fire shovell, Tongues Pott hanging, and frying pan; Pails, pans, and milk vesolls; A doz. plates, three pewter Dishes and a Tankard; A Brass Pan, Mortar Shellot and Skimmer; Six Glass Bottles and a warming pan; Ten Barrells; 2 table cloths, 12 napkins; Two Boulting Mills Scales and Weights; A square table in the kitchen
2. John Chadds Inventory, 1760: To his household goods and kitchen furniture
3. Elizabeth Chadds Will, 1791: Tea Table, Tea Warr, and Table Linen

Other Area Inventories?

Source: Chadds Ford Historical Society's Guide Training Manual p72-75 (See Bibliography)