Basket

Myer Myers

1770–76 · Silver · The American Wing

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.

Artist

Myer Myers

Date

1770–76

Medium

Silver

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1954