id:			115635
accession number:	1936.353
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1936.353
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:57.628000

Fruit Basket, 1729. Paul Jacques de Lamerie (British, 1688–1751). Silver; overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); center: 33 x 29 cm (13 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Studebaker Fish in memory of her father, John Mohler Studebaker 1936.353

title:				Fruit Basket
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creation date:			1729
creation date earliest:		1729
creation date latest:		1729
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Gift of Grace Studebaker Fish in memory of her father, John Mohler Studebaker
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culture:	England, London, 18th century
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* Paul Jacques de Lamerie (British, 1688–1751)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); Center: 33 x 29 cm (13 x 11 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Historic Flower Containers
	opening date:   1952-12-31T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Historic Flower Containers</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 31, 1952-March 3, 1953).

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* No legacy exhibitions.

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PROVENANCE

	Grace Anna Studebaker Fish [Mrs. Frederick S. Fish, 1862-1946], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1936
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1936-
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fun fact:
The presence of handles suggests that this fruit basket was designed to be passed among guests after dinner.

digital description:
Silver fulfilled a prominent role in projecting wealth, status, and power in British life during the 1600s and 1700s. During this time, the arrival of silversmiths from continental Europe infused Dutch, French, and German influences within established English taste. For example, this basket was produced by Paul Jacques de Lamerie, who, despite being the preeminent silversmith in Britain during the early 1700s, was born in the Netherlands to minor French nobility. Unlike later designs, this work, with its rope-twisted handles, scalloped edges, and interweaving pattern, still closely resembles the straw baskets that inspired its shape and decoration.

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