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Ladle (Condiment spoon)
Baldwin Gardiner
1820-1840
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Baldwin Gardiner (Maker)
Place of Origin
Nantucket; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.764
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.764
Object Name
Ladle (Condiment spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Baldwin Gardiner (Maker)
Place of Origin
Nantucket; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1820-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "B.GARDINER" stamped within a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "IMW" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.984 (W) x 5.039 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (W) x 12.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.6173
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Similar mark, p. 224Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488