Sugar ladle
Category
Silver
Date
1784
Materials
Silver
Measurements
48 mm (Width); 160 mm (L); 1.25 oz (Wt)
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Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814308
Summary
Silver sugar ladle: circular pierced bowl with waved rim and chased with flowerheads and leaf design. Long tapering handle engraved with scrolling foliage and inscription in scroll cartouche.
Provenance
Dudmaston collection. The later engraving indicates that this was probably a Gold Wedding gift to Lady Labouchere's great-grandparents Francis Henry and Isabella Wolryche-Whitmore.
Marks and inscriptions
London hallmark; date letter and standard mark are stamped on reverse of handle.