Ladle
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Silver, whale bone
DATES
late 18th century
DIMENSIONS
15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm) overall length
2 7/8 × 1 × 2 5/8 in. (7.3 × 2.5 × 6.7 cm) bowl
INSCRIPTIONS
Initials: RJS
ACCESSION NUMBER
51.159.115
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Judge Townsend Scudder
PROVENANCE
Prior provenance not yet documented; by 1951, acquired by Townsend Scudder of Brooklyn, NY; October 10, 1951, gift of Townsend Scudder to the Brooklyn Museum.
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