Object Number 1996.0015.002

Object Name

Ladle (Sauce ladle)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of William J. Flather

Creator (Role)

John Stevens (Maker)
1797

Place of Origin

Bangor, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Stevens is also recorded as having worked in Salem, Massachusetts.

Date

1834-1856

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.STEVENS" in serrated rectangle, stamped
2. Inscription; Handle tip, surface; "EF" in foliate script engraved crosswise

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6.43 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.35 (L)

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