This American silverplate soup ladle was crafted by the historic manufacturing firm F. Curtis & Co., established by brothers Frederick and Joseph Curtis in Hartford, Connecticut. It features a streamlined handle terminating in a classic fiddle-back design, elegantly detailed with an engraved period monogram on the terminal. The large serving piece measures approximately 13 1/4 in. H x 4 in. W x 1/8 in. D, showing some surface wear.