Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Cake baskets (2)
Object Number:
1913.11-12
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Sheffield plate
Dimensions:
each overall: 4 3/8 x 10 x 8 in. ( 11.1 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of cast and wrought Sheffield plate cake baskets; deep, rectangular, boat-shaped bodies with molded horizontal rims and applied, cast beaded bands along the edges; seated on a concave, ovoid bases with beaded bands along the edges; four, hollow cast, ball feet applied to each base; no maker's marks.
Gallery Label:
These cake baskets belonged to Joanna De Peyster Kuypers Van Zandt.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Howard Abeel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
