1870-1890
GUSN-48093
Round, supported by 4 feet; handle.
cake baskets
piercing
silver (metal)
plate (material)
claw-and-ball feet
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Silver
Pierced
Foliate
Ball-and-Claw
Bird
BASKET, CAKE
Cast, struck on bottom: JAMES DIXON & SONS/SHEFFIELD [and hallmarks]
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
James Dixon & Sons (Silversmith)
Sheffield
2.25 (H), 10 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.3589
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