Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Soup ladle

Manufacturer William Pearce (American, active 19th century)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1832

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)

InscribedStamped in an oval, on the back of the handle: "W Pearce/Va./Norfolk". Mark is worn, but legible.

Credit LineGift of Harry W. Hahn, Jr., in memory of Elizabeth Hofheimer Hahn.

Object number86.192

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DescriptionHeavy, large ladle with backward bent fiddle-shaped handle. Shaped straight shoulders and no drop. Oval bowl. Handle is monogrammed in front in script: "A U T".

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. 100, for bio. info/maker.