Ladle
identifier
ID 534
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 82.0128 L=40cm D=11cm WT=100gr
holotype
MOT V 92.0351 L=62cm WD=16cm WT=650gr
description
Soup, sauce, batter and the like are stirred and scooped with a ladle. It has a bowl-shaped metal blade on a straight long handle that often ends in a hook or eye. Sometimes the ladle has a wooden handle. The handle is long to reach the bottom of a deep pan. The size varies (approx. 8-16 cm diameter; approx. 25-63 cm long).
To be distinguished from the lead spoon. [MOT]
