Ladle
Dateca. 1820
Maker
Charles Alexander Burnett
(1769 - 1849)
MediumSilver
DimensionsOL: 9 7/8"; OW: 3 1/4" (bowl)
Credit LineGift of Robert F. Grossman
Object number2022-49
DescriptionSilver ladle: long, straight, down-turned fiddle handle with relief-stamped shell at tip on front and very small shoulders above an oval bowl slightly pointed at both ends (reshaped) with a rounded drop on back. Note: Ladle is an unusual size: larger than a sauce ladle but smaller than a soup ladle.InscribedEngraved in sprigged script "SWP" along length of front of handle below shell.
MarkingsMarked in relief on back of handle "C.A. burnett" in a rectangle.
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