Ladle

Object/Artifact

-

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Ladle

Entry/Object ID

0001.004

Description

wrought iron tapered handle with curled hook on end, 3 copper rivets, brass bowl

Context

"This item would have been part of the implements used in the kitchen on a daily basis." - Norman Blosser Coffman

Collection

Blosser Collection

Cataloged By

SRJ

Category

Kitchenware

Acquisition

Accession

0001

Source or Donor

Norman Blosser and Petrea (Ziemke) Coffman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1875

Notes

likely handmade

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

handle

Transcription

J. Blosser

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

FOOD SERVICE T&E

Category

04--T&E FOR MATERIALS

Dimensions

Depth

1-1/2 in

Length

16-1/2 in

Diameter

5 in

Materials

Material

Iron, Brass, Copper, Metal

Material Notes

Iron handle, brass bowl, copper rivets

Location

Location

Location

Hook

Room

Kitchen

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Date

June 2, 2025

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 2, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 2, 2025

Inventory Project

INV2008.1

Inventoried Date

Sep 4, 2008

Maintenance

Required Maintenance

brass needs polishing occasionally

Provenance

Notes

Jonas and Margaret (Burkholder) Blosser (Blosser stone house on Rt. 42 south of Harrisonburg, VA), inherited by Jonas H. Blosser, then Naomi (Blosser) Coffman, then Norman Blosser Coffman

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

July 11, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 3, 2026