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 title in original language: series: series in original language: 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: --- culture: Britain, London technique: Silver department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Silver find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Samuel Herbert and Company - maker --- measurements: 26.4 x 30.1 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: “H/I I”; hallmark for London, George II, Samuel Herbert and Henry Bailey, and date 1753. translation: remark: 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” translation: remark: inscription: “50-2”; hallmark for London, George II, Samuel Herbert and Henry Bailey, and date 1753. translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020) opening date: 2020-06-30T04:00:00 British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * No existing exhibition history --- PROVENANCE (Samuel Herbert and Henry Bailey, London) date: 1753-? footnotes: citations: Sir Herbert Henry Merrett, by descent to his grandson, Richard Gridley date: 1936-? footnotes: citations: Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Ann Gridley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?-2016 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2016- footnotes: citations: --- 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS No existing citations page number: url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2016.302/2016.302_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2016.302/2016.302_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2016.302/2016.302_full.tif