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Punch ladle

Date1751-1752

Artist/Maker Robert Innes

OriginEngland, London

MediumSilver (Sterling); lignum vitae (Wood)

DimensionsOL: 13 1/2"; L(bowl and spout): 3 3/8"; W(bowl): 2 5/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-544

DescriptionTurned lignum vitae handle fitting seamed conical socket with cast scrolled and forked attachment to rim of bowl; elliptical bowl with everted rim, shaped sides, and spout at right-angles to handle. "W/RC" in block letters engraved on underside of bowl.Inscription(s)Owners' initials (W over R C) on underside of bowl.Mark(s)Maker's mark "RI" in block letters with a raised mullet between within a rectangle, leopard's head crowned, lion passant, and date letter on interior center-bottom of bowl.ProvenanceThis ladle was procured by the Garrad & Co, Ltd., London, from W.H. Willson, 1 King Street, St. James, London, S.W.1, England, on July 27, 1954.