Ladle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Ladle

Entry/Object ID

VC.96.7

Description

Ladle, fiddle-back handle with thin, arched handle. Rounded bowl nearly perpendicular with handle.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Yates

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1835

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Impressed to reverse of handle: "IO HN YA TE" in squares.

Material

Pewter, Metal Britannia

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Detail of Condition: The bowl and stem are heavily pitted from tin pest. The surface has been over cleaned.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.657 - Ladle - Similar item VC.58.656 - Ladle - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

See long typed letter from donor in object file; detail of condition: the bowl and stem are heavily pitted from tin pest, the surface has been over cleaned; appears to have been given to HHV following a visit from the Pewter Collector's Club of America in honor of donor's maternal grandfather; donor thought HHV should have a pair of John Yates ladles; quote from letter: "The condition of this item may be the source of at least one major American maker's complaint about the poor quality of metal he and other New York/New England pewterers [produced]. While this ladle is surely cast, the corrosion, scale or, 'tin pest,' removed by immersion in lyre is typical of the alloy called 'britannia.' "

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 18A