Ladle

Museum Object Number 1962.0240.844

Object Name

Ladle

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Amos Doolittle (Maker)

Creator Notes

References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957). Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.

Date of Birth

05/18/1754

Date of Death

01/30/1832

Place of Origin

New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1800-1832

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "AD" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "CH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.787 (L) , 1.299 (W) , 0.7055 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.7 (L) , 3.3 (W) , 20 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488