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Punch Ladle

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CultureEnglish

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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

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

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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