Cake Basket
VesselsBritish18th century

Cake Basket

c. 1735

Artists

John JacobArtist

Description

Oval basket with sides pierced to imitate wickerwork interspersed with bell flowers above and leaf motifs below; pierced scalloped rim and pierced, raised foot; two cast, rope-twisted handles.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Silver
Culture
British
Period
George II (1727-1760)
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

8.3 x 35.9 x 27.6 cm (3 1/4 x 14 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.) 1718 g

Provenance

David Berg, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1999.

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