Collection Highlights
Tontine Coffee House, N.Y.C.
ca. 1797
1907.32
oil on linen, lined to fiberglass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cake basket
Object name
Cake basket
Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. ( 10.8 x 39.4 x 31.1 cm )
Description
Wrought silver cake basket; shallow, crater-shaped body with six chased panels around the interior sides; each panel decorated with foliate repouss