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Ladle
Erastus Cook
1853-1858
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Erastus Cook (Maker)
Place of Origin
Rochester; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1973.0029
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund
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Object Number
1973.0029
Object Name
Ladle
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Erastus Cook (Maker)
Place of Origin
Rochester; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Origin also Madison, Wisconsin.
Date
1853-1858
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "E.COOK" stamped incuse
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "MJB" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, stem
Inscription: "73.29" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
2.008 (W) x 7.047 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.1 (W) x 17.9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.0229
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. 467-488Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 120Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of mark and brief background information, p. 52Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Examples of similar objects c. 1830, p. 42 Fig. 13