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Shell-bowl Soup Ladle

Date1773

Maker Walter Tweedie

OriginEngland, London

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 13 5/8"; Width of bowl; 3 1/2"; Depth of bowl: 1 3/8"

Credit LineGift of Ann Paris

Object number2023-99

DescriptionSoup ladle with an arched, down-turned handle with a thickened tip and a double drop where it meets a deeply fluted shell-shaped bowl. The front of the handle is embellished with "feathered" engraving along its edges.
InscribedFront tip of handle engraved "E R" in a 19th c. style of sprigged script.
MarkingsThe back of the stem is struck with London sterling Hallmarks for 1773, along with Tweedie's mark of "W•T" in relief within a rectangle (Grimwade 3343).
ProvenancePurchased by a Miss Drowne from Chrichton Brothers, Silversmiths & Goldsmiths, 96 Jermyn St., London, England, on February 9, 1949 (original invoice in file).