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Five Wooden Short Handled Ladles by John Thompson
Five Wooden Short Handled Ladles
Five Wooden Short Handled Ladles by John Thompson
Five Wooden Short Handled Ladles by John Thompson

Five Wooden Short Handled Ladles

Artist (Alford, Scotland, born 1939)
Datec. 1981
Object NameLadle
Mediumwood
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsLargest Spoon: 7 × 17cm
Spoon 2: 5 × 13.5cm
Spoon 3: 4.5 × 12.5cm
Spoon 4: 3.2 × 9.5cm
Smallest Spoon: 2.8 × 8cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1981.
Copyright© John Thomson
LocationOn Display - Gallery 05
Object numberABDAG001143
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