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Basket

Dateca. 1810

OriginEngland, Birmingham or Sheffield

MediumFused silverplate (Sheffield Plate)

DimensionsH (extended handle): 9 3/4"; H (to rim) 3 1/8"; OW: 9 3/8"; OL: 12 1/2"

Credit LineBequest of Dr. Lowry Dale Kirby

Object number1991-1230

DescriptionRectangular basket with flat bottom, flaring sides, open border of stamped leaf ornaments and hinged handleLabel TextMany techniques were adopted to further reduce the cost of making fused silverplate objects. The leaves on the rim of this basket, for example, were formed by drop-stamping the metal into a steel die.ProvenanceDr. Lowry Dale Kirby,Nashville, TN