Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York : Scribner · leaf 221
No. 144 (1 180 CHAPTER IXCake-baskets and Epergnes CAKE-BASKETS IN the time of George II (1727-1760) oval pierced basketswith handles were introduced. They were originallybread-baskets, which accounts for the wheat-sheaves oftenseen in their decoration. They are now used for fruit orcake, and for…
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