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Ladle
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Ladle

Date1790-1810
MediumSilver
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length of ladle x diameter of bowl): 12 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (32.1 x 9.8cm)
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.
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Governor Joseph Talcott
about 1740, spout and some engraving added in the 1890s
Governor Jonathan Trumbull
about 1770
William Cowell Sr.
about 1710, engraving added 1727