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Sugar Basket

William Plummer (free 1746, died in 1791)
1786 or 1787
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 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)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number58.1194
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
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)

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