Punch Ladle

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Punch Ladle
Datec. 1730–1760
Made inEngland
MediumLead glass
Dimensions1 15/16 × 8 13/16 × 2 11/16 in. (4.9 × 22.4 × 6.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Nantucket Travelers in gratitude to Barbara Conway Bailey
Object numberB.97.38
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionPunch was usually ladled from a bowl, and some ladles were made from glass. Glass was the preferred material from which to drink punch, including wine glasses, tumblers, cups, and mugs. Merchant Mehetabel Kneeland advertised glass ladles in Boston's New England Weekly Journal on May 3, 1737.
Provenance[W. M. Schwind, Jr. Antiques and Fine Art, Yarmouth, Maine]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
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