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An English, rectangular silver-plate cake basket with an ornately chased foliate rim.
Cake Basket
An English, rectangular silver-plate cake basket with an ornately chased foliate rim.
An English, rectangular silver-plate cake basket with an ornately chased foliate rim.
Cake Basket, unknown maker, n. d., silver plate, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Cake Basket

Datec. 1900 - 1950
Mediumsilver plate
Dimensions4 × 11 1/4 × 9 1/4 inches (10.2 × 28.6 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank A. Rizza, M.D. and family.
Object number2012.15.22
On View
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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextAs alluded in the name, cake baskets usually have a bail handle, making them more strongly resemble a basket in shape, but this is one of several documented without the feature. It is heavily ornamented with elaborate scrolls and foliage engraved around the sides, as well as a cast rim with additional flowers and scrollwork. Dating to the early 20th century, this cake basket shows how styles from previous eras resurface again and again.
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