Sweetmeat Basket
1771-1772 (made)
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Sweetmeat basket, silver, oval body with a wavy rim of ropework, pierced decoration, a combination of stars, crosses and leaf like motifs separated by wavy lines of embossed beadwork, oval, slightly flared foot, pierced and with ropework edging, semi-circular swing handle of twisited ropework. Engraved crest.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, raised, pierced, embossed and engraved. |
| Brief description | Sweetmeat basket, silver, London hallmarks for 1771-72, mark of Samuel Herbert & Co. |
| Physical description | Sweetmeat basket, silver, oval body with a wavy rim of ropework, pierced decoration, a combination of stars, crosses and leaf like motifs separated by wavy lines of embossed beadwork, oval, slightly flared foot, pierced and with ropework edging, semi-circular swing handle of twisited ropework. Engraved crest. |
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| Production type | small batch |
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| Accession number | CIRC.152-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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