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Peter Archambo I

Cake Basket
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Maker

Peter Archambo I (English, 1699-1759)

Title

Cake Basket

Year

1736

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver

Dimensions

10.5 x 31.5 x 27.5 cm (4 1/8 x 12 3/8 x 10 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[stamped on bottom]: a, shield[?], lion, PA[surmounted by crown]
[stamped on underside of rim]: "LAMBERT COVENTRY St LONDON"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Burns

Object Number

2016.124

Type

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This vibrant cake basket blends an English form with elegant French Rococo motifs such as asymmetrical cartouches beneath a scalloped rim punctuated with shells. Known for his Rococo style, English silversmith Peter Archambo most likely used silver from the Americas, possibly from the mine depicted in the commemorative book nearby.

The body of the basket was hammered and raised from a sheet of silver and intricately pierced with a fretsaw to create leafy scrolls embellished with chased detailing. Two putti rise from the basket’s side, arching to hold the handle between the crowns of their heads.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Peter Archambo I (English, 1699-1759)
Cake Basket, 1736
Silver
10.5 x 31.5 x 27.5 cm (4 1/8 x 12 3/8 x 10 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Burns 2016.124

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