Object Number 1972.0388

Object Name

Ladle (Sauce ladle)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Mulford & Wendell (Maker)

Place of Origin

Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1846-1855

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "MILFORD&WENDELL" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "PATENT 184[8]" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "C. Sanders" engraved
4. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "72.388" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.48 (L) , 2.559 (W) , 2.2223 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19 (L) , 6.5 (W) , 63 (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