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Ladle
Accession # 66.186.8
Maker Thomas Danforth Boardman
Title Ladle
Date ca. 1840
Medium Pewter
Dimensions Length: 14 in. (35.6 cm) Diameter of bowl: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Marks Stamped in rectangle on underside of handle: "T. D. BOARDMAN / X"
Inscriptions Engraved on top near end of handle: "JM" [with bright-cut line underneath]
Signed no signature
Credit Line H. Randolph Lever Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 20, Shelf G (Pewter)
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.