New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Ladle

Manufacturer Joseph Clarico (American, 1785 - 1828)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1815

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)

InscribedStamped twice in a rectangle on the back of handle: "I. Clarico".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Hofheimer, II

Object number85.93

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DescriptionHeavy ladle with a fiddle-shaped handle backward bent. Rounded drop where it joins the slightly oval-shaped bowl. Front of handle engraved with script initials conjoined: "FEA".

Label TextJoseph Clarico American, 1785–1828 Ladle, ca. 1815 Silver Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Hofheimer II 85.93 Exhibition History"The Norfolk Rooms," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, opened August 16, 2014.Published ReferencesGeorge Barton Cutten, THE SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINIA TOGETHER WITH WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS FROM 1694 TO 1850, (The Deitz Press, Inc.: Richmond, VA, 1952), p. 89.