Object Number 1957.1374

Object Name

Ladle (Soup ladle)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Philip Syng Jr. (Maker)
09/29/1703-05/08/1789

Place of Origin

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

Date

1765

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle shaft, underside; "PS" in rectangle with rounded corners, stamped twice
2. Mark; Handle shaft, underside, between maker marks; leaf, stamped incuse
3. Inscription; Handle tip, underside; "CLE" or "ECL" or "ELC" engraved in script, reflexively
4. Inscription; Handle tip, surface; "1765", engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

2.087 (H) , 14.764 (L) , 4.331 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.3 (H) , 37.5 (L) , 11 (W)

Measurement Notes

OW is for bowl (4 5/16")

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] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
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