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Accession # 2009.12.14
Manufacturer Pairpoint Manufacturing Company
Title Soup Ladle, Croyden Pattern
Date patented July 14, 1883
Medium Silver-plate
Dimensions 11 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (29.2 x 9.5 x 6.8 cm)
Marks Impressed on underside on shaft: "1880 PAIRPOINT MFG. CO", "4"
Credit Line Gift of Robert Tuggle
Location Visible Storage: Case 45, Drawer D
Description Long, broad, slight upward curving, rectangular handle, tapering at lower third to a shorter end at join of shaft; long narrow shaft ending in a deep, fluted rounded bowl. Impressed decoration at top third of handle, on a stippled background, narrow pointed leaves, plain reserve; impressed on lower third of handle against a stippled background, two flowers, one with narrow petals, with one narrow leaf and a large broad leaves extending into reserve. At top and bottom of shaft, inverted triangle design. Condition: normal signs of wear and tarnish.