Object Detail
Description
bread basket of oval and everted form and raised on a foot rim with a wide pierced frieze elegantly decorated with paterae, festoons and beaded edges, the handle similar, a dolphin crest to the centre.
Maker and role
maker's mark: R M
Production place
London, England
Production date
1778
Media description
Sterling silver
Measurements
80 x 315 x 265 mm
Silver weight: 585gr
Silver weight: 585gr
Inscriptions
hallmarked to lower body 1778 London
with maker's marks RM
with maker's marks RM
Credit line
purchased with funds provided by TJC Ambassador, Mr Andrew Dixon, Melbourne, 2016
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A1383
TJC reference number
1740
