Ladle

Description:

Old English type ladle with circular bowl and slightly pointed downturned handle with midrib on back and "WCW" engraved in conjoined foliate script on front; no shoulders. Swage-formed concentric drops containing a point facing up on back of bowl. Struck once on back of handle "I DAVID" ("VID" conjoined) in raised serif letters in a rounded-corner rectangle.

Maker is John David Sr. (1736-1798) of Philadelphia, PA; working, circa 1755-1793. His son, John David Jr., took over his business in 1794.

Date Made: 1763-1777ca 1780-1793

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Bequest of Estate of Ann L. Gibb

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.69.0185Catalog Number: 69.0185Accession Number: 261753

Object Name: ladle

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 7/8 in x 14 1/2 in x 3 5/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 36.83 cm x 9.2075 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-00b9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_301150

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