Detail View: The AMICA Library: Basket
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.54.167
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Myers, Myer
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Creator Role:
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Maker
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1723-1795
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Made by Myer Myers
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Title:
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Basket
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1760-1770
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Creation Start Date:
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1760
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Creation End Date:
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1770
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silver
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Classification Term:
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Silver, American
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Dimensions:
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11 1/8 x 14 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (28.3 x 36.8 x 28.9 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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54.167
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Credit Line:
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Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1954
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Rights:
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Context:
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American baskets for bread, cake, or fruit are extremely rare. The monogram on the interior is for Susannah and Samuel Cornell. Myers made several objects for these wealthy patrons from New York and New Bern, North Carolina. According to the inscription on the underside of the basket, the Cornells later gave it to their daughter Hannah, who married Herman LeRoy on October 19, 1786. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ad54.167..R.tif
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