Ladle
- Object Name:
- Ladle
- Object ID:
- 2020.004.06
- Creator:
- Burt, Benjamin (1729-1805)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1780
- Description:
- Ladle. Silver. Tapered handle with downturned, rounded end and round bowl. Mid-rib on end of back of handle, terminating in broad rounded drop on bowl. 19th-century "JSW / 1830" engraved in script, in oval bright-cut cartouche framed by double wreaths on front of handle. Bright-cut border around edge of handle. "BENJAMIN / BURT" stamped in stylized rectangle with rounded edges on back of handle. "73.52" in red paint on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-3.9 L-14.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to a member of the Walker family of Concord, NH.
Benjamin Burt (1729-1805) of Boston, MA, was the son of silversmith John Burt and brother of silversmiths Samuel and William Burt. He produced a variety of silver objects for churches and individuals for fifty years, through the early 19th century. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard
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