George III silver sugar sifter ladle

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A George III silver sugar sifter ladle by Solomon Hougham, London. The ladle’s handle is done in the fiddle style, i.e. shaped like a fiddle, tapering to a slim stem. There is an engraved monogram at the top front of the handle that reads "BMG[?]". There is a long narrow stem leading to slightly flared shoulders above a plain drop to the circular bowl. The bowl is pierced by numerous small holes for sifting sugar. On the underside of the handle are five silversmith's hallmarks. a duty mark consisting of a portrait bust of the monarch in an oval cartouche indicates production in London. A date letter "'U" in a square cartouche indicates production in 1815. The next mark is an indistinct shape in a square cartouche. It followed by the initials "SH" in a rectangular cartouche with one rounded end. Next to this is stamped the letter "C".

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