Ladle

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 167

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

William Hollingshead

Title

Ladle

Place

Philadelphia (Object made in)

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c. 1757–1767

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

Engraved on back of handle: "P / OL / to EH" Marked in script capitals four times in conforming reserve: "WH"

Dimensions

5.4 × 37.8 × 8.3 cm (2 1/8 × 14 7/8 × 3 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Antiquarian Society through the Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp Fund

Reference Number

1984.51

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