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Soup Ladle

Date1802-1813

Maker James Howell ((active ca. 1802 - 1810))

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

MediumSilver

DimensionsOL: 12 7/8 in.; Depth of bowl: 1 1/4 in.

Credit LineGift of Beatrix T. Rumford

Object number2020-106

DescriptionSilver soup ladle: Large oval bowl with incised rounded drop on back and long curved and tapered handle with rounded end tipt on back.
InscribedEngraved on front of handle in script and sprigged script: "C D / 1774 / to / EMR / 1837 / to / ECR / 1877."
MarkingsMarked in relief on back of handle in script: "I Howell" in a conforming cartouche.