Maker
Gorham Manufacturing Company(Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831)Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pierced Ladle
Datec. 1860–1875
Made inProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
MediumSilver and silver gilding
Dimensions7 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (19.1 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry
Object numberB.97.8
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Originally this diminutive ladle was one of a pair included in an extensive dessert service that also included a dozen ice cream spoons (see B.97.7.1–.4). The stag’s head, where the handle is joined to the bowl, terminates in a classical bust terminal, an unusual configuration.
Technical notes: The bowl is gilded.
Related examples: B.97.7.1–.4 records spoons from the same service.
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceJames A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: MTH
Marked incuse: standard Gorham marks of a lion, an anchor, and an old English G [similar to B.97.7.1–.4]
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
c. 1860–1875
Silver and silver gilding
B.97.7.1-.4
Gorham Manufacturing Company
c. 1895
Silver frame, wool exterior, and silk lining.
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