Name/Title
LadleEntry/Object ID
1988.035.01Description
Silver ladle, early 19th century. Made by William White of Fredericksburg. Bowl is dented. Family history relates that the ladle was buried in the yard of a Fredericksburg home to prevent it from being stolen by maurading Union troops during the Civil War. The dent was made when the bowl was being unearthed by the family slave. SEE FILE FOR FAMILY INFORMATION