Basket
- Object Name:
- Basket
- Object ID:
- 1983.028.03
- Creator:
- Meriden Britannia Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Meriden, CT
- Date:
- 1875-1890
- Description:
- Basket. Manufactured by the Meriden Britannia Company, Meriden, CT; 1875-1890. Silver-plated brass and other base metals. Round basket with swinging handle and round pedestal base. Basket is shallow with raised center. Stamped design on interior includes leaves and vines. Engraved in center is letter "W" in black. Wire handle attached with two pin hinges. At center of handle are two medallions with the profile of Liberty; on ends opposite handle hinges are two round balls soldered to basket rim. Pedestal base is undecorated. Stamped or cast on bottom of pedestal is a scale within a shield mark, with words "MERIDEN / B. COMPANY" (for Meriden Britannia company) in sans-serif letters. Stamped twice near makers mark is number "17".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-8.84 W-9.5 D-9.125 inches
- Provenance:
- Associated with the White Memorial Universalist Church (organized 1842), Concord, NH, and/or the family of Nathaniel (1811-1880) and Armenia (1817-1916) White, benefactors for whom the Church was renamed in 1885.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of White Memorial Universalist Church
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