Title: Ladle
Object type: Ladle
Date: ca. 1765
Culture: American
Artist:  Benjamin Halsted 
Artist bio: 1734–1817
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver, whalebone(?), thread
Dimensions: Overall: L. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); 1 oz. 4 dwt. (37.4 g)
Bowl: 3 3/16 x 2 in. (8.1 x 5.1 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Newton Parker, 1927
Geography: Made in New York New York  United States Mid-Atlantic     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY