Ladle Item Number: 02.259.2687 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Dipper style. Whitish-gray body with black paint design. Separate handle attached to side of bowl. Design of the exterior is plain; interior is 8 geometric stepped designs with interior triangles; handle has 3 black stripes on upper surface. Rattles in handle. Cracks and old repairs where handle joins the bowl. Paint cracks and two small holes along upper length of handle. One small chip from rim. Dark firing smudges on bowl exterior.

Inscribed

Number written in ink on bottom exterior of bowl.

Credit Line

Gift of Charles A. Schieren