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Expanding Toast Rack Toast Rack

This is a toast rack. It was designed by E. Hutton and manufactured by William Hutton & Sons. It is dated 1884 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.

  • Toast Rack Toast Rack
  • silver plated, metal.
  • Museum purchase through gift of Margery and Edgar Masinter and from General....
  • 2002-22-1

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (compressed): 12.5 × 4 × 10 cm (4 15/16 × 1 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On end of toast rack: [1] “EH”, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Crown, impressed (town mark, Sheffield) [3] “R” in octagon, impressed (date mark, 1884) [4] Lion passant, impressed (standard mark, British) [5] Queen Victoria, impressed (duty mark, 1838–1890)

Cite this object as

Expanding Toast Rack Toast Rack; Designed by E. Hutton; Manufactured by William Hutton & Sons; England; silver; H x W x D (compressed): 12.5 × 4 × 10 cm (4 15/16 × 1 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.); Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund; 1994-2-1

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