Basket (one of a pair)
Object type: Basket 
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, London
Artist: Paul de Lamerie
Artist bio: British, 1688–1751, active 1712–51
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: 1729–30
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/4 × 11 in. (9.5 × 27.9 cm)
Width across handles: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of George D. Widener and Mrs. Eleanor Widener Dixon, 1958
Accession year: 1958