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Document identity
localId
119334
label
Soup Ladle
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119334
contentType
object
title
Soup Ladle
date
c. 1780–1785
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014444
creators
20918
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.)
cul
America, New York
accession
1940.234
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Soup Ladle, c. 1780–1785. John Burt Lyng (American, 1785). Silver; overall: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.234
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "SMR" in script on top of handle end.
formerAccessionNumbers
223.1935
citations
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 102
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:54.108000
sourceId
119334
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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