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Punch ladle
(c. 1750)
Medium
silver, whalebone
Measurements
3.1 × 6.7 × 46.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1913
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
punched (circularly) (inverted) in coin in bowl c.: GEORGIVS·II·DEI·GRATIA· / (King George II portrait)
punched (circularly in coin in bowl rear c.: ·M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·1747 / (Great Britain coat-of-arms)
Accession Number
924-D2
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Punch ladle, with long twisted whalebone handle.