George II cake basket

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Maker

(maker)
c.1685/86-1751 (Life dates)

Title

George II cake basket

Date of Production

1745 - 1746

Medium

medium : material : silver

Dimensions

Height: 27 cm
Width: 32.1 cm

Object Number

LO.1990.CS.101

Mode of Acquisition

Akzo Nobel, long-term loan, 1990

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : engraved : crest on handle : contemporary coat of arms and crest of Skottowe of Norwich impaling Palmer, possibly for John Skottowe, Governor of St Helena (died 1786)

Maker's mark: AC (3)

Inscription: inscription : mark : under handle : sterling mark :

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

A Century of Silver - The Courtauld Family of Silversmiths, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2003 / 2013
The Courtauld Family - Huguenot Silversmiths, Goldsmith's Company, 04/06/1985-12/07/1985
Treasury Exhibition, Museum of London & London & England, 01/04/1982-01/05/1983

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