Basket

DateCirca 1888

Mediumsilverplate

Dimensions3 × 8 × 11 1/2 in. (7.6 × 20.3 × 29.2 cm)

Donor credit lineNew Bedford Glass Museum Collection Transfer

Object number1992.100.936

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA silverplate basket with four feet and a handle. The feet and handle have an openwork flower design. The flat bottom of the basket has an embossed and chased cherry motif. "AFB" and "Aug. 30 1888" are engraved in two cherries. The bottom of the basket is stamped "Pairpoint Mfg. Co. / Quadruple Plate / 1225."ProvenanceDonated by Mrs. Florence Ward in memory of Mrs. George H. Nye to the New Bedford Glass Museum; transfer to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 1992.

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