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An image of Punch ladle/toddy ladle. Pollock, John, silversmith, possibly (English). The oval bowl has fluted sides and a lip. It has a cast bifurcated silver stem and turned whalebone (baleen) handle with silver terminal. Silver bowl and stem, raised and cast, with turned and dyed whalebone (baleen) handle, length, overall, 43.7 cm, 1741-1742.

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Punch ladle/toddy ladle. Pollock, John, silversmith, possibly (English). The oval bowl has fluted sides and a lip. It has a cast bifurcated silver stem and turned whalebone (baleen) handle with silver terminal. Silver bowl and stem, raised and cast, with turned and dyed whalebone (baleen) handle, length, overall, 43.7 cm, 1741-1742.

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Accession Number: M/P.2-1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/36.0
Focal length: 85
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 683 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 46.89kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 36/1
Captured: 2008:05:19 12:08:29

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18th Century baleen bifurcated cast English Fitz_AA fluted Georgian handle handled John Pollock ladle punch ladle raised service ware serving piece Silver silverware tableware toddy ladle turned twisted whalebone

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