A coin silver gravy/cream ladle.
Oval-shaped bowl and "oval-end fiddle" terminal
which is slightly bent inward.
Please see and inspect all photos.
Engraved to the handle front with script "J A Blakeslee"
(Probably for Jane Alice Blakeslee b.1813 - d.1897)
Marked to the underside:
"Packard" into oblong punch
for well-known silversmith Jonathan Packard.
(Jonathan Packard 1789-1854 Hampton, Mass.,
in Albany, N.Y.,1815; in Rochester, N.Y.,1819-1850.
Died in Rochester.)
This ladle probably was made in Rochester, N.Y., ca.1830's.
See Ensko,1988 Edition: page 155 & 314
Approx.: Length: 6-3/4in. (170mm.)
Bowl (crosswise): 1-3/4in. x 2-1/8in. (44mm. x 54mm.)
Bowl Depth: 3/8in. (10mm.)
Weight: 0.81 troy oz. (25.3 gr.)
Clean, free of dents and blemishes.
Minor/light scratches, just indication of age and use.
Dark spots you are seeing on the photos,
are reflections of a camera and other objects.
Commensurate with age, the condition is excellent.
Rare for its image and overall condition.
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