New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Ladle

Manufacturer Jeremiah Andrews (American, 1741 - 1817)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1800

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)

InscribedStamped on rear of handle near tip: "J. Andrews".

Credit LineGift of Mr. Sewell C. Biggs

Object number79.92

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DescriptionLong plain tapered handle backward bent ending in a plain round bowl, the only decoration is the initials "MM" in script near the end of the handle. These could possibly stand for Moses Myers.

Label TextJeremiah Andrews American, 1741–1817 Ladle, ca. 1800 Silver Gift of Mr. Sewell C. Biggs 79.92 Exhibition History"Place, Setting & Time: Early Tidewater Silver," Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Portsmouth, Va., May 27 - September 4, 2005. "The Norfolk Rooms," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, opened August 16, 2014.Published ReferencesSeymour B. Wyler, THE BOOK OF OLD SILVER, (Crown Publishers: New York, 1937), p. 317 for Andrews listing.