Soup Ladle
Date1783-1784
Marked by
Robert Cruickshank
(working ca. 1766-1784)
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (sterling)
DimensionsOL: 12 3/4"
Credit LineAnonymous gift.
Object number1971-2084
DescriptionSilver soup ladle with large shell-shaped bowl and long down-turned tipped handle.InscribedEngraved in sprigged script across tip of handle "JSH" [?]
MarkingsStruck in relief on back of handle: 1) "RC" in clipped corner rectangle for Robert Cruickshank (Grimwade 1990 # 3765a); 2) date letter "h" for 1783-84; 3) lion passant; and 4) leopard's head crowned
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