Ladle
date: label: date made
content: ca 1890
notes: label: Description
content: Small ladle or kitchen spoon cast as a single piece, with circular bowl and slightly downturned cylindrical handle flattened to a flared, squared terminal. Handle struck incuse on front "J.Y.WATKINS&SON (arched) / 16 & 18 / CATHARINE ST. / NEW YORK" in sans serif letters, and on back with an incuse roman letter "I".
label: Description
content: Maker is James Y. Watkins & Son, New York, NY; established as a tinware shop by James Y. Watkins, Sr. in 1830. By the late 19th century, firm was a commercial supplier and manufacturer of confectionery, baking, and ice cream fixtures and utensils to hotels, restaurants, clubs, institutions, etc.; also built French ranges, ovens and broilers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John Paul Remensnyder
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0939.008
label: accession number
content: 1978.0939
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0939.008
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ladle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass, cast (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in x 12 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 31.4325 cm x 6.6675 cm