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Silver oyster ladle with oyster shell-shaped gilt bowl, grass and ivy motif handle, and turtle finial. Made by Dr. Adalbert J. Volck (1828-1912) for Katherine Dobbin Brown as a wedding present at her marriage to Frederic C. Thomas of New York on April 19, 1899.

Silver oyster ladle with oyster shell-shaped gilt bowl, grass and ivy motif handle, and turtle finial. Made by Dr. Adalbert J. Volck (1828-1912) for Katherine Dobbin Brown as a wedding present at her marriage to Frederic C. Thomas of New York on April 19, 1899.

Ladle, Serving

Description

Silver oyster ladle with oyster shell-shaped gilt bowl, grass and ivy motif handle, and turtle finial. Made by Dr. Adalbert J. Volck (1828-1912) for Katherine Dobbin Brown as a wedding present at her marriage to Frederic C. Thomas of New York on April 19, 1899.

Creator

Date

1899

Materials

Silver

Dimensions

13.5 H x 2.75 W inches

Object ID

1946.114.1

Accession Number

1946.114

Resource ID

8089

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Frederic C. Thomas

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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