Basket

Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Basket

1743-1744

Workshop of Paul de Lamerie (English (born Netherlands), 1688–1751)

Paul de Lamerie's workshop produced a number of basket designs between 1724 and 1751. Several of the decorative elements seen on this basket, including the mermaid handle and dolphin supports, were derived from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century examples. Its shape and design proved very popular, and were copied by other English silversmiths both before and after Lamerie's death.

Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Basket

Date:

1743-1744

Artist:

Workshop of Paul de Lamerie (English (born Netherlands), 1688–1751)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

10 1/2 x 14 x 10 3/4 inches (26.7 x 35.6 x 27.3 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Widener Dixon and George D. Widener, 1959

Accession Number:

1959-151-6

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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