Basket, cake

Description

Oval silver cake basket with outward sloping pierced sides and a folding handle, by William Dempster, Edinburgh, 1757 - 1758, made for the 2nd Earl of Hopetoun

Museum reference

H.MEQ 1204

Object name

Basket, cake

Production information

Dempster, William, 1742 - 1771 (fl.), Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1757 - 1758

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver

Associations

Previous owner: 2nd Earl of Hopetoun

Exhibitions

• The Lions' Roar: a dynamic exhibition of Scottish Silver (30 Sep 2004 - 20 Nov 2004)
  The Prague Jewellery Collection