Bread Basket
1808-1809 (made)
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This bread basket might have held bread, cake or fruit and would have been passed round to serve people at the table. It was made in the workshops of the silversmith Paul Storr (1771-1844), who was one of the most famous English silversmiths from about 1800 until he retired in 1838.
Bread baskets were particularly popular items of tableware from about 1700 to 1800. These baskets were usually circular, oval or boat-shaped with an everted (turned-out) rim and a high, arched bail handle. The handle was sometimes fixed but more often hinged, as in this example. The sides were often decorated by piercing or die stamping or a combination of both techniques. The basket usually rested on a supporting rim with similar decoration. The decoration you can see on the foot of this example is called gadrooning.
Bread baskets were particularly popular items of tableware from about 1700 to 1800. These baskets were usually circular, oval or boat-shaped with an everted (turned-out) rim and a high, arched bail handle. The handle was sometimes fixed but more often hinged, as in this example. The sides were often decorated by piercing or die stamping or a combination of both techniques. The basket usually rested on a supporting rim with similar decoration. The decoration you can see on the foot of this example is called gadrooning.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, raised, cast details, gadrooned rim of foot, with hinged bucket handle |
| Brief description | Silver, London hallmarks for 1808-9, mark of Paul Storr |
| Physical description | Hinged bucket handle, side handles of acanthus. |
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| Object history | Acquisition RF: 53 / 599 In lieu of Estate Tax - Ormonde Estate The basket had been used for serving since the 16th century in England. Servants handed around bread or cake to each diner in turn. A Mr Cornwall ordered a " pierced silver bread basket" from Garrards for £30 |
| Summary | This bread basket might have held bread, cake or fruit and would have been passed round to serve people at the table. It was made in the workshops of the silversmith Paul Storr (1771-1844), who was one of the most famous English silversmiths from about 1800 until he retired in 1838. Bread baskets were particularly popular items of tableware from about 1700 to 1800. These baskets were usually circular, oval or boat-shaped with an everted (turned-out) rim and a high, arched bail handle. The handle was sometimes fixed but more often hinged, as in this example. The sides were often decorated by piercing or die stamping or a combination of both techniques. The basket usually rested on a supporting rim with similar decoration. The decoration you can see on the foot of this example is called gadrooning. |
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| Accession number | M.51-1982 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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