Ladle
Maker
Pierre Lamothe (American, born Haiti, active c. 1803–1823)American, born Haiti, active c. 1803–1823
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Ladle
Datec. 1815
Made inNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions13 3/4 × 3 11/16 in. (34.9 × 9.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase with funds provided by the Friends of Bayou Bend
Object numberB.71.93
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Exhibition History"Crescent City Silver," Anglo-American Art Museum, Louisiana State University, September 21–November 21, 1980 (LN:80.31)
Published References Failey, Dean F. “The Bayou Bend Collection: A Gift of Southern Silver.” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Bulletin, n.s., 3, no. 2 (April 1972); Warren, David B. Bayou Bend: American Furniture, Paintings and Silver from the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1975, p. 180; Mackie, Carey T., H. Parrott Bacot, and Charles L. Mackie. Crescent City Silver: An Exhibition of Nineteenth Century New Orleans Silver. Exh. cat. New Orleans: Historic New Orleans Collection, 1980, p. 69. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on back of handle: NG and F.W. [latter added later]
Mark of Pierre Lamothe [Mackie, Bacot, and Mackie 1980, p. 126]
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