Cake Basket
1753
Samuel Herbert and Company
Samuel Herbert and Company
Decorative Art and Design
Cake Basket, 1753. Samuel Herbert and Company. Silver; 26.4 x 30.1 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard and Ann Gridley 2016.302 Drinking tea at the end of the day, accompanied by sweet cakes and savory delights, became an established ritual in Britain at all levels of society during the 1700s. In grand houses, silver teapots, caddies, and cake baskets elevated this afternoon refreshment to a formal gathering. Sheaves of wheat adorning the rim of this basket allude to the flour used in pastries and cakes for tea.
- Maker/Artist
- Samuel Herbert and Company
- Classification
- Silver
- Formatted Medium
- Silver
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- 26.4 x 30.1 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: “H/I I”; hallmark for London, George II, Samuel Herbert and Henry Bailey, and date 1753. Inscription: “To/H.H.M./from/S.K., E.W.G., J.H.J., D.R.L., M.B.R./on the occasion of his/Silver Wedding/1911-1936” Inscription: “50-2”; hallmark for London, George II, Samuel Herbert and Henry Bailey, and date 1753.
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 2016.302
- Credit Line
- Gift of Richard and Ann Gridley
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
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