Description

"Tuxedo" pattern soup ladle with circular, rolled-rim bowl attached to a straight, hollow, scroll-bordered wavy handle. Symmetrical design on front and back features a small fan and 7-lobed pendant shell at top and an 8- or 10-petaled flower between opposed anthemions and C scrolls above a ridged band around center, from which a long, tapered leafy ornament descends; ends with an almost circular ribbed shell attached to back of bowl. No marks.

Location

Currently not on view

Object Name

ladle

date made

1890 - 1920

place made

United States

Physical Description

silver plate (overall material)

electroplated (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 2 3/4 in x 13 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x 33.655 cm x 8.89 cm

ID Number

DL.60.1067

catalog number

60.1067

accession number

115031

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner

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Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source

National Museum of American History