Basket
- Object Name:
- Basket
- Object ID:
- 1941.005.08
- Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Basket. Silver-plated copper. Rectangular basket with two handles on short ends and four ball-shaped feet. Small rectangular base. Flaring midsection of twisted copper wire and a wide brim that flares slightly upward. Slanted gadrooned edging. Handles are soldered to rim and have a cast decoration of cornucopia with fruit. Solder marks are centers of short ends of base and rim. Several hand-scratched inscriptions on bottom, including a dollar sign. Many scribbles and letters "S / M".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver
Copper - Dimensions:
- H-3.9 W-13.25 D-7.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Margaret Jewell, probably from her silver collection.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
- Subjects:
- Cornucopias, Silver
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