Cake Basket


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Rococo Revival style; 1840-1860
Baltimore; A. E. Warner

This cake basket shows the enduring appeal of flower-embellished Baltimore Repoussé style silver to Eliza Ridgely (1803-1863) of Hampton, a noted horticulturist.

Silver. H 8.9, L 32.4, W 19 cm
Hampton National Historic Site, HAMP 38466