Object Number 1962.0240.1658

Object Name

Ladle

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Thomas Shields (Maker)
1743-1819

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1770-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "TS" in rectangle, stamped
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "TS" in rectangle, stamped
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "TS" in rectangle, stamped
4. Inscription; Handle, surface; "TJN" in script

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

13.87 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.24 (L)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 448, no. 469
[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