William Ball
Ladle
1789
Physical Qualities
Silver, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia P.B. White, Baltimore
Object Number
1933.54.65
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1933; Virginia Purviance Bonsal White (1869-1955), Baltimore, MD
Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds. "Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Maryland Silver in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1975. p. 70, ill.
Inscribed: "WV 146" scratched on the surface "GPI" engraved on top
Markings: 2 stamps "WB" (illegible) back of handle 1 stamp "W BALL" (hard to read), back of handle
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Chestertown Hallway/Case 3
