A cream-colored ladle with a shell shaped bowl and simple necked handle that comes to a flared out point with linear decorations.
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Unknown Maker, English

Creamware Ladle
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Maker

Unknown Maker, English

Culture

English

Title

Creamware Ladle

Year

ca. 1775

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

creamware

Geography

Place Made: Leeds

Dimensions

31.8 cm (12 1/2 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

24.510

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Typically made from a plant’s root, bark, fruit, or seeds, spices can be used fresh or dried. They can be crushed or combined with other ingredients using a weighty pestle in a mortar, ground into a powder, or in the case of nutmeg’s hard seed, grated with a specialized tool. Containers for storing spices were designed to be airtight and secure, like the multi-compartment silver box from India, the world’s largest producer, exporter, and consumer of spices.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English
Creamware Ladle, ca. 1775
Earthenware with glaze
31.8 cm (12 1/2 inches) (length)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 24.510

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