id:			291887
accession number:	2016.302
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.302
updated:		2022-01-04 18:05:49.508000

Cake Basket, 1753. Samuel Herbert and Company. Silver; 26.4 x 30.1 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard and Ann Gridley 2016.302

title:				Cake Basket
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creation date:			1753
creation date earliest:		1753
creation date latest:		1753
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Gift of Richard and Ann Gridley
copyright:			

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culture:	Britain, London
technique:	Silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* Samuel Herbert and Company  - maker

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measurements: 26.4 x 30.1 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	“H/I I”;  hallmark for London, George II, Samuel Herbert and Henry Bailey, and date 1753.
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	inscription:	“To/H.H.M./from/S.K., E.W.G., J.H.J., D.R.L., M.B.R./on the occasion of his/Silver Wedding/1911-1936”
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	inscription:	“50-2”; hallmark for London, George II, Samuel Herbert and Henry Bailey, and date 1753.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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 existing exhibition history

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PROVENANCE

	(Samuel Herbert and Henry Bailey, London)
	date: 1753-?
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	Sir Herbert Henry Merrett, by descent to his grandson, Richard Gridley
	date: 1936-?
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	Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Ann Gridley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2016
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2016-
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fun fact: 
Sheaves of wheat adorning the rim of this basket allude to the flour used in pastries and cakes for tea.

digital description: 
Drinking tea at the end of the day, accompanied by sweet cakes and savory delights, became an established ritual in Britain at all levels of society during the 1700s. In grand houses, silver teapots, caddies, and cake baskets elevated this afternoon refreshment to a formal gathering.

wall description: 
Drinking tea at the end of the day, accompanied by sweet cakes and savory delights, became an established ritual in Britain at all levels of society during the 1700s. In grand houses, silver teapots, caddies, and cake baskets elevated this afternoon refreshment to a formal gathering.
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IMAGES

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