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Ladle
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Ladle

SilversmithMade by Jacob Sargeant American, 1761 - 1843
Date1790-1810
MediumSilver
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length of ladle x diameter of bowl): 12 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (32.1 x 9.8cm)
ClassificationsMetalware
Credit LineGift of Ethel Davis
DescriptionRaised silver ladle with a circular bowl and a rounded handle. The handle has a rib on the underside and a point at the end. The initials "HB" are engraved on the front of the handle, inside an oval of cut and rolled decoration. This same decoration extends down the front of the handle.

Condition: The bowl of the ladle has several slight dents and one more significant dent.
Object number2006.76.0
MarkingsThe back of the handle has one rectangular marks containing "J.SARGEANT"; the rectangle has a jagged interior edge.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    John Coburn
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    Governor Joseph Talcott
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    about 1835
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    Governor Jonathan Trumbull
    about 1770
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    Samuel Minott
    about 1770
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    William Cowell Sr.
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    Ebenezer Chittenden
    1750-1770
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    Hannah Darrow Jerome
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    Pygan Adams
    about 1735-1765