Object Detail
Description
toddy ladle, turned wooden handle, the bowl chased and embossed with swags and fruits, inset with a [half guinea coin] gold coin in the base, surrounded by eight-pointed sunburst decoration.
Maker and role
silversmith: unknown
Production place
London, England
Production date
circa 1800
Media description
sterling silver
Measurements
25 x length 265 mm; bowl diameter 60 mm
Inscriptions
A over V? I? N? S over N
Credit line
bequest of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes, Melbourne, 2021, in memory of his parents Sir Wilfred Deakin Brookes, CBE, DSO, AE and Mrs. Betty (née Heal) Brookes
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell and a specified fund established from the Estate of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes.
Accession number
A1652
TJC reference number
6378
