Punch Ladle
Dateca. 1760
Maker
George Fielding
MediumSilver and baleen
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4”; Width of Bowl: 2 15/16”; Depth of bowl:11/16"
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-72
DescriptionSilver punch or toddy ladle with a shallow oval flared-rim bowl and a tapered handle socket ferrule which meets the former with an oval juncture. Its long, twisted baleen handle is double pinned into the socket and tipped with a silver cap.Mark(s)Struck once with “GF” in relief within a rounded rectangle at the center of the bowl's inside.
1738-1739
1740-1770
1720-1740
1770-1780
