Title: Ladle
Object type: Ladle
Date: 1790–1800
Culture: American
Artist:  James Gaskins 
Artist bio: ca. 1761–1827
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 14 11/16 x 3 13/16 in. (37.3 x 9.7 cm); 7 oz. 16 dwt. (242.1 g)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Possibly made in Portsmouth Virginia  United States Southern     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY