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Sweet Meat Basket

Hester Bateman

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Hester Bateman (English, active in London, 1774–1789). Sweet Meat Basket, ca. 1788–1789. Silver, glass, 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Hicks, 64.152.13a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Sweet Meat Basket

Date

ca. 1788–1789

Medium

Silver, glass

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

(extraordinarily sharp but worn) king's head; N; crowned leopard's head; HB

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Hicks

Accession Number

64.152.13a-b

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Artists and makers

Hester Bateman

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