Object Number 1972.0203

Object Name

Ladle

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. W. Ogilvie Comstock

Creator (Role)

John McFarlane (Maker)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1805-1813

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.M\c/.FARLANE" with a superscript "c", stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "JSC" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside; "72.203" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.48 (L) , 2.362 (W) , 1.6932 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19 (L) , 6 (W) , 48 (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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on John McFarlane and example mark, p. 283
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on John McFarlane, p. 273