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Soup Ladle

Dateca. 1815

Maker William Alexander Williams (American, 1787 - 1846)

OriginAmerica, Virginia, Alexandria

MediumSilver

DimensionsOL: 13 1/8"; OW: 4" (bowl)

Credit LineGift of Robert F. Grossman

Object number2022-52

DescriptionSilver soup ladle: Long downturned fiddle tipped handle with sharp shoulders above an oval bowl (dented, reshaped, and uneven) with an incised rounded drop on back.
InscribedEngraved in threaded script "RJL" along length of tip of handle front.
MarkingsMarked on back in a rectangle "W.A.WILLIAMS." in relief.
ProvenanceChristoper H. Johns, Alexandria, VA.