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Silver cake basket by Burrage Davenport 1799., 1799
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Object statement
Cake basket, sterling silver, pierced geometric design, Burrage Davenport, London, England, 1799
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
This cake basket was made by Burrage Davenport in London, England in 1799.

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Description
Cake basket, sterling silver, pierced geometric design, Burrage Davenport, London, England, 1799

Oval bowl with, curving out almost horizontally to rim edge. Mounted on an oval ring base that spreads slightly to the bottom edge and is soldered to the base of the bowl. the bowl has a plain lower section and the side to the rim edge are pierced with two bands of vertical slits bordered with scallops and divided by a band of lotus. The rim bears a band of fret bordered on the inside by a stamped strip of concave ovals and wiggle work. On the outer rim edge by a soldered band of beading. The swinging, hinged oval handle strap bears a central row of beading.

Made: Burrage Davenport; London, England; 1799
Marks
A single punch mark each side of both hinges: lion passant / BD / leopard's head crowned / b. Engraved coat of arms within oval in centre bowl: head of man in helmet. Scratched under base: 2/273-24/22012/9927.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
A4168
Production date
1799
Height
102 mm
Width
258 mm
Depth
336 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1948

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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+ Food and beverage preparation
+ Domestic life
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/180147 |title=Silver cake basket by Burrage Davenport 1799. |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=20 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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