Here is a gothic shaped nineteenth century white ironstone soup ladle. Rather than round, the bowl part is octagonal and measures 4 1/3 inches wide, and the handle is 10 inches long.

It is crazed. The back side shows a glaze irregularity where the item came into contact with something else in the kiln. At the same place is a very tiny chip as pictured. The handle has a fleur de lis design that is often seen on gothic pieces.

Several potters made pieces of this shape in the 1840s, the decade of this item's production. This is unmarked, so we cannot identify the specific potter. It would go very well with any octagonal soup tureen.