Basket
Joseph Preedy
Category
Silver
Date
1799
Materials
Silver, sterling
Measurements
8.4 x 26.2 x 20.2 cm; 747 g (Weight); 18.2 cm (Height); 13.1 cm (Width)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516528
Summary
A wirework basket, silver (sterling), probably Joseph Preedy, London, 1799/1800. The oval basket has a flat base which sits on a moulded foot ring. The slightly everted sides comprise sixteen overlapping wire arches which are rivetted to the base. Applied to the sides are slightly convex models of fruit, leaves and grasses, including grapes, strawberries, a pear, melon and small sheaf of wheat. Heraldry: None Scratch weight: None
Full description
NOTE ON MAKER OF BASKET Joseph Preedy seems the most likely candidate for the mark on this basket: ‘IP’ with mullet between, in an oval cartouche. It is similar to the mark of John Plimmer (Arthur Grimwade: London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, 1990, no 1586, p 118). Plimmer was a smallworker, not known for making wirework baskets, whereas Preedy is, so until proved otherwise it is assumed that this is an unrecorded mark for Joseph Preedy. Jane Ewart, 2025
Provenance
(Urban) Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven (1896-1966) bequeathed by Lord Fairhaven to the National Trust along with the house and the rest of the contents National Trust
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, the Fairhaven Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On the underside of the base : Hallmarks: ‘IP’ (probably for Joseph Preedy*), lion passant (sterling), leopard’s head (London), ‘D’ (1799/1800), and monarch’s head (duty mark) *See NOTE ON MAKER OF BASKET On the underside of the base : Scratched number: ‘2’, suggesting the basket was possibly one of a pair On the underside of the base : Old NT Inventory Number: ‘AA/S/137’ On the underside of the base : Current NT Inventory Number: ‘516528’
Makers and roles
Joseph Preedy, goldsmith