Bread or cake basket

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

23463

Title

Bread or cake basket

Description

Bread or cake basket

Date

1746

Type

Silver

Location

Museum of Edinburgh

Accession number

HH5614/92

James Ker, Edinburgh

This basket is one of the finest surviving works of Edinburgh's most renowned silversmith's, James Kerr. The pieced pattern is made by using a saw. First holes are drilled though the silver, then a saw bade can be inserted through the hole, and the silversmith can cut out the desired shape. This process is repeated until the overall pattern is created. The piercing on this piece is crisp and of a high quality and creates a very light and delicate design.

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