Ladle
Henry Cogswell, American, 1824 - 1865
About 1845 - 1865
Silver
Overall: 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
Bowl: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Emerson Morse, Class of 1918W
M.981.81
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marked on back of handle near bowl: H.Cogswell. [in rectangle]; engraved on handle, in script: EMH / from / ARW
Provenance
Louis A. Dunn Morse (Mrs. Emerson Glover Morse) (1909-1997), Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1981.
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