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Sugar Basket
Marked by: William Plummer (free 1746, died in 1791)
English (London)
1786 or 1787
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 17.9 x W. 16.8 x D. 11.7 cm (4 5/16 x 6 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Weight: 243.8 gm (7 0z 17 dwt)
Weight: 243.8 gm (7 0z 17 dwt)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number58.1194
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe oval basket is boat-shaped with a dipped rim and rests on an oval spreading foot. The body and the foot are formed of sheet, and each has an applied beaded wire rim. The plain surface is ornamented with borders of bright-cut decoration. A high beaded bail handle is mounted on hinges on the long sides of the basket.
Marks
On underside, maker's mark WP (Griwmade 3255) (struck twice); lion passant; leopard's head crowned; date letter l; sovereign's head.
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on one side, the arms of Whipple, on the other, OAW in monogram, for Oliver (1744-1813) and Abigail Whipple (d.1827)
ProvenanceAccording to Tradition, Oliver Whipple and his wife, Abigail, of Boston; Gebelein Silversmiths, Boston, purchased December 11, 1958, Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour. (Accession Date: December 11, 1958)
$375.00
$375.00