Collection Highlights
Cayambe
1858
S-91
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cream ladle
Object name
Cream ladle
Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 3.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description
silver cream ladle with an upturned thread and bead pointed handle engraved, "J De F H" in script; scalloped shell bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number
1941.990
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "J De F H"
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "TENNEY 251 B WAY"
Gallery Label
The initials "JdeFH" refer to Jane de Forest Hawley (b.1826, later Windle) who was the sister of Elizabeth King Hawley (1833-1926), the donor's mother.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
