Ladle
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1905
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
InscribedMarked: "Martele/lion, eagle over an anchor & G/9584/JGG".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.975
Not on view
DescriptionLong undulating handle formed of flowers, vines and leaves. Backward bent, it terminates in a rather free form bowl with a pouring lip. Raised on the interior of the bowl are the script initials "MEW".Exhibition HistoryTREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM. SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Decorative Arts Gallery, September 16, 1993-February 11, 1994 Published ReferencesDavid Revere McFadden and Mark A. Clark, TREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, (Hudson Hills Press: New York, 1989).
