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Ladle
Marked by: Paul Crespin (1694–1770)
English (London)
1742–43
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
Weight: 16 oz (497g)
Weight: 16 oz (497g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.66
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionBack of the deep bowl is fluted. The shaped stem is engraved with ruled compartments and applied at the end with an asymmetrical rococo ornament and scroll cartouche engraved with the Seymour crest and earl's coronet.
Marks
Struck on stem with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1742-3) and with maker's mark of Paul Crespin.
InscriptionsThe crest and coronet are those borne by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (1662-1748).
ProvenanceMade for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (1662-1748). By 1993, Sir Sidney Nolan, OM, AC, CBE; July 14, 1993, sold by Sir Sidney Nolan at Christie's, London, lot 71, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)