SOUP LADLE, E Mead & Co, St Louis, MO (c 1853-1860)

Coin silver soup ladle, E. Mead & Co., St. Louis, Missouri (c. 1853-1860), 13" long, wide oval bowl, no drop, tall pointed shoulders, upturned pinched fiddle handle tipt on front, fancy feather script monogram "SR" on front, marked "E.MEAD & CO" and "COIN", both incuse.