Oval basket, pierced basket

Date1800-1820

MediumFused Silverplate (Sheffield Plate)

DimensionsOL: 10 7/8"; H (to handle) 8 11/16'; H: (to rim) 4 3/8" OW: 7 13/16"

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver F. Ramsey.

Object number1982-109

DescriptionOval, pierced basket: Oblong rectangular body of boat-shaped type with gadrooned molding at rim and band of continuous slotting below rim above succession of wire loops forming sides of body with plain rectangular base plate supported on short foot ring with ribbed face; rectangular bail handle with rounded corners with openwork sections attached to body with pivots in centers of long sides.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Oliver F. Ramsey, Williamsburg