Sujet

Basket, c1700. Creator: George Lewis.

Légende

Basket, c1700. An earl's coronet sits above the coat of arms in the center of this octagonal silver basket. The borders are extensively pierced and much of the fine patterning has been hammered into relief from the back of the silver—a technique known as repoussé. The basket was probably not intended to be used; it is more likely to have been placed on display where its elaborate decoration would attract admiration and compliments.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A23_278

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69,6Mo (3,2Mo) / 42,5cm x 41,0cm / 5022 x 4844 (300dpi)

Mots clés

arts metal art basket British museum color design silver craftsmanship century Britain metalwork concept octagonal art museum 17th century coronet Colour nobility Museum of Art aristocracy aristocrat coat of arms 18th century Eighteenth Century heraldry seventeenth century earl heraldic repousse silver Clark Art Institute blazon repoussé Heritage Art metal work Shield of Arms George Lewis Lewis George