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Ladle

Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman, American, 1784-1873
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: 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]
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 66.186.8
Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
Image: Overall, 66.186.8_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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.

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