Ladle
ca. 1700 (made)
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Oak ladle, carved and painted, in a hemispherical form with a decorated handle springing from a horizontal flange. Outside, festoons in green are suspended with a pink ribbon motif. Inside is a four point star in red and yellow with green clover leaves between the points. The handle is decorated with a line of holes on the top and carved with a shallow strapwork along the underside. The oak is very worn and it is possible that the painted decoration has been added later. There is one large crack, almost opposite the handle.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved oak, with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Oak ladle, carved and painted, in a hemispherical form with a decorated handle, much worn |
| Physical description | Oak ladle, carved and painted, in a hemispherical form with a decorated handle springing from a horizontal flange. Outside, festoons in green are suspended with a pink ribbon motif. Inside is a four point star in red and yellow with green clover leaves between the points. The handle is decorated with a line of holes on the top and carved with a shallow strapwork along the underside. The oak is very worn and it is possible that the painted decoration has been added later. There is one large crack, almost opposite the handle. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Spriggs |
| Object history | Stated by the donor to have been found in an old barn in thegrounds of Steepway, Broome Close, Esher, and used for watering horses from Claremont House, Surrey. This house was built by Sir John Vanburgh and sold by him to Thomas Pelham Holles in 1711. The bowl may have been used for ladling water on dry goods in a stable also. For a similar example, see 'Domestic Utensils of Wood', by Owen Evan Thomas, London, 1932, p.23. |
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| Accession number | W.56-1953 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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