Soup Ladle
Dateca. 1815
Maker
William Alexander Williams
American, 1787 - 1846
MediumSilver
DimensionsOL: 13 1/8"; OW: 4" (bowl)
Credit LineGift of Robert F. Grossman
Object number2022-52
DescriptionSilver soup ladle: Long downturned fiddle tipped handle with sharp shoulders above an oval bowl (dented, reshaped, and uneven) with an incised rounded drop on back.Inscription(s)Engraved in threaded script "RJL" along length of tip of handle front.Mark(s)Marked on back in a rectangle "W.A.WILLIAMS." in relief.ProvenanceChristoper H. Johns, Alexandria, VA.
