Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by context]
7. culinary equipment
8. [culinary equipment for serving and consuming food]
9. [utensils for serving food]
10. servers (serving utensils)

Anotations

Scope note:

Term applied to a wide variety of special-purpose utensils designed to serve ice cream and similar foods, especially those with an oblong spadelike bowl. Often made as part of flatware services, particularly in the 19th century. For utensils with a hemispherical end used to serve ice cream, use "ice-cream scoops."