Ladle

• Artist: Thomas Danforth Boardman (Maker)
• Medium: Pewter
• Geographical Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Dates: ca. 1840
• Dimensions: Length: 14 in. (35.6 cm) Diameter of bowl: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
• Markings: Stamped in rectangle on underside of handle: "T. D. BOARDMAN / X"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: Engraved on top near end of handle: "JM" [with bright-cut line underneath]
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 19, Shelf J
• Accession Number: 66.186.8
• Image: 66.186.8_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Deep bowl with slightly projecting outer rim; quadrilateral, plain handle flaring to rectangular end with pointed terminal. CONDITION: Good; handle may have been repaired at juncture of handle and bowl.