Ladle
Manufacturer
Paul De Lamerie
(French, 1688-1751)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1739
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm)
InscribedMarked on reverse of bowl. Marks are worn with Lamerie's 3rd mark readable.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number78.85
Not on view
DescriptionLong-handled serving spoon with slightly curved handle with a forward bent tip. The decorations in high relief front and back. Designs of Anthemion, fish scales. Bowl is slightly elliptical.Published ReferencesArthur G. Grimwade, LONDON GOLDSMITHS 1697-1837, (Faber & Faber, London, 1976), p. 488; Montague Howard, OLD LONDON SILVER, (Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1903), p. 230 for marks.
ca. 1830
