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Sweetmeat Basket with Divider Basket
This is a basket. It is dated 1809–1819 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 14.2 × 19.2 × 11 cm (5 9/16 × 7 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On underside of basket: [1] Possibly “HII”, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Three Saint Andrew’s crosses below a crown, impressed (town mark, Amsterdam, Netherlands) [3] “F” in circle, impressed (possibly date mark) [4] Lion rampart, impressed (standard mark, Dutch) [5] Crown over “e”, impressed (import mark, French) On wings of divider: [1] Rooster facing left w no 2, impressed (standard mark, French, 800/1000) [2] Minerva head, impressed (guaranty mark, French, 1809–1819)
Cite this object as
Sweetmeat Basket with Divider Basket; Netherlands; silver; H x W x D: 14.2 × 19.2 × 11 cm (5 9/16 × 7 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-37-a,b
