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Punch Ladle

Dateca. 1760

Maker George Fielding

OriginAmerica, New York, Albany or New York City

MediumSilver and baleen

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4”; Width of Bowl: 2 15/16”; Depth of bowl:11/16"

Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III

Object number2021-72

DescriptionSilver punch or toddy ladle with a shallow oval flared-rim bowl and a tapered handle socket ferrule which meets the former with an oval juncture. Its long, twisted baleen handle is double pinned into the socket and tipped with a silver cap.
MarkingsStruck once with “GF” in relief within a rounded rectangle at the center of the bowl's inside.