Norfolk, Virginia Coin Silver Soup Ladle, Mark of Matthew Cluff

Circa 1803-1805, featuring a slender long shaft, a coffin end handle, and "M" monogram, with antique repair to the bowl.

14 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.

6.55 troy oz.

Private Collection, Portsmouth, Virginia

Matthew Cluff was active in Norfolk, Virginia from 1803 to 1816 and Elizabeth City, North Carolina from 1817 to 1819. He had a partnership by the name Ott & Cluff in Norfolk from 1803-1806. The coffin-end shaped handle was popular circa 1800, dating this piece from his early time in Norfolk.

Antique repair and denting to the bowl.

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