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Cake Basket

(1764–1851)
1790–91
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 28.5 cm x 41.5 cm x 28.1 cm (11 1/4 x 16 5/16 x 11 1/16 in.); Weight: 867.5 gm (27 oz 18 dwt)
Credit LineGift of Robert C. Hooper, Roger F. Hooper, Bayard Hooper andJustine V.R. Milliken, in memory of their mother
Accession number1983.398
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on the interior, an unidentified crest: (horse's head). INSCRIPTIONS: engraved just below the crest, RB in script.
ProvenanceRobert C. Hooper; March 18, 1925, gift of Robert C. Hooper, Roger F. Hooper, Bayard Hooper and Justine V.R. Milliken to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 12, 1983)
Henry Chawner
1790–91
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about 1700
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