Coconut Shell Ladle

Item Information

Title:
Coconut Shell Ladle
Description:
Hollow coconut shell ladle; pewter rim at mouth; pewter mount attached at one side supporting an elongated turned handle with pointed tip. Marked on pewter "Cleveland & Bros/ Prov. R.I."
Creator:
Cleveland & Bros.
Date:
1870–1880
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
coconuts (fruits)
pewter (tin alloy)
wood (plant material)
ladles
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Places:
Rhode Island
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
4 1/8 in. x 14 3/4 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/25016
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
Accession #:
1985.277
Identifier:
25016