Toast Rack
Date 1737
Mediumsilver
Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 3 inches (6.4 × 4.8 × 7.6 cm)
MarkingsMaker's mark stamped on the base: HA [in rectangle with cut corners];
Hallmarks stamped on top of the base: crown [in shield]; lion passant; b [in shield]
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Gray Thomas.
Object numberOT1951.162
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 TextAn English silver toast rack for four pieces of toast, which descended in the Owens and Thomas families, still resides in the Owens-Thomas House. The maker Paul Hanet, a Huguenot born in Paris, registered his first mark in London in 1716. He was noted as a principal spoonmaker of the era.