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Sugar Basket 1994-154
Sugar Basket (or Basin) with Glass Liner
Sugar Basket 1994-154

Sugar Basket (or Basin) with Glass Liner

Date1788-1789
Retailed by Thomas Daniell (active ca. 1771-1795)
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Sterling); glass
DimensionsOH(handled extended): 5 13/16"; H(rim):3 1/2" OL: 5 1/8"; OW: 3 11/16"; L(base): 3 1/4" W(base): 2 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1994-154,A&B
DescriptionSugar basket or basin: Slender arched bail handle with molded face attached with pivots to either side of rim in center; riased boat-shaped body of oval plan with rim of serpentine contour and dropped or double belly supported on broad pedestal base of oval plan with short reeded sides; drawn molding with reeded face applied at rim with narrow bright-cut engraved border of repetitive swag design below above a wider openwork band of scrolled foliate design with circular medallions at ends; openwork band engraved with modest border pricked border of swags below; lower part of body above base prick-engraved with band of narrow panels of bat-wing design; top of base engraved with narrow bright-cut and pricked swag border above reeded sides.
InscribedEngraved in script "JER" on one side
MarkingsFully marked on underside of base: 1) retailer's mark "TD" within an oval [Grimwade 1990, # 2729] overstriking sponsor's mark "?? / WH" within a rectangle [possibly Grimwade 1990, # 1541, for John Mince and William HodgkinsII]; 2) leopard's head crowned; 3) lion passant; 4) date letter "n" for 1788-89; and 5) sovereign's head duty mark.
ProvenanceVendor: Tessier's, Ltd., London