Sugar basket
Manufacturer
Samuel Kirk & Son
(American, Baltimore, Maryland, active 1846 - 1979)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1825-1932
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 4 3/8 in. (10.2 x 11.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.543
Not on view
Label TextS. Kirk & Son
American, Baltimore (1815-1979)
Sugar Basket, ca. 1920
Silver
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.543
Edited By: GLY
"A Tisket, A Tasket . . ."
The basket form was frequently employed in silver in the 18th through 20th centuries.
Silver baskets were used to hold cake, bread, and even silverware on the 18th-century
table. In the 19th and 20th centuries, they were used as sugar bowls, candy or bonbon
dishes, or for flower arrangements.
Left to right:
Whiting Manufacturing Company
American, New York City (1866-1924)
Basket, ca. 1885
Silver
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.479
E. F. Caldwell & Company
American, New York (1895-1959)
Bonbon Basket, ca. 1900
Silver
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.966
Edward Aldridge
English, London (active 1724-65)
Cake Basket, 1762-63
Silver
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 78.127
