Ladle

Arts of the Americas

1825–30

James Easton
American, 1807–1903
Nantucket, Massachusetts

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: James Easton
Title: Ladle
Place: Nantucket (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1825–1830
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Marked "J.EASTON" in rectangle on handle back; Inscribed: "T.u.E. Gardner" in script on handle back.
Dimensions: 31.8 × 11.4 cm (12 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William O. Hunt through the Antiquarian Society
Reference Number: 1970.6
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Art Institute of Chicago, The Antiquarian Society: The First One Hundred Years, Apr. 23–June 19, 1977, cat. 185.

Possibly Ten Eyck Gardner (1825-1900), Nantucket, MA. Hazel Simpson, Aurora, IL; sold to Frances Barlett (Mrs. John W.), Aurora, IL, by 1970; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.

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