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Ladle

Object Name:
Ladle
Object ID:
1957.065.01.22
Date:
1820-1840
Description:
Horn Ladle. Broad, oval, deep bowl that leads to a stem that curves downward, then straightens out with downturn at end. Bowl is translucent amber color with brown inclusions. Dark brown handle. Small off-white area on back of stem of handle. Configuration of handle simulates typical silver ladle; fin and fiddle with down-turned end. Handle twisted to left and bent to left as well.
Material:
Skeletal
Horn
Dimensions:
W-3.7 L-14.9 D-2.9 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy and Edmund Astley Prentis Jr., in Memory of David Edward Murphy
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