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Oblong form. Molded base with band of ribs. Sides canted outward. Hairpin-shaped spindles attached to gadrooned edge of base. Flat handle comprised of three bands conjoined by balls and rectangular plate at top. Rim bordered with applied bosses with uneven gadrooning around concentric turned rings; threaded edges. Four ball feet.
berry baskets
gadrooning
silver (metal)
plate (material)
Sheffield plate
Silver
Sheffield
Gadrooned
BASKET, FRUIT
""26"" scratched on the base.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
England
4.875 x 9.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1455
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