Punch Ladle
Date1738-1739
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Sterling); wood
DimensionsOL: 14 1/2"; OW (across bowl): 4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Antique Collectors' Guild
Object number2007-87
DescriptionSilver punch ladle with turned wooden handle: A shaped and fluted silver oval bowl with bifurcated scroll, shell and leaf juncture and tapering tubular ferrule. Turned wooden handle (probably replaced) with swollen ovoid terminal.Label TextThis is the most popular pattern of English silver punch ladle during the mid-eighteenth century.Inscription(s)Later engraved in shaded block letters on outside bottom of silver bowl "SLC"Mark(s)Marked in relief inside of silver bowl: 1) leopard's head crowned; 2) date letter "C" for 1738-39; and 3) lion passant. No sponsor's mark visible
1720-1740
1760-1780
1756-1776 (probably 1758-59 or 1766-67)
1740-1770
1753-1754
