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Cestino

Myer Myers American
1770–76
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 750
Questo cestino da tavola americano di estrema rarità fu creato per il ricco mercante delle Indie occidentali Samuel Cornell e per la moglie, Susannah, che abitavano a New York e a New Bern, nella Carolina del Nord. Dopo che fu eletto nel consiglio provinciale dello stato, Cornell commissionò diversi oggetti preziosi al famoso argentiere di New York Myer Myers. L’iscrizione sulla parte inferiore del cestino rivela che i Cornells in seguito lo donarono alla figlia Hannah, che sposò Herman LeRoy il 19 ottobre 1786. Con le sezioni traforate a guisa di pizzo, i bordi orlati e il manico traforato fissato su cardini, il cestino imita l’argenteria londinese di migliore qualità.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Cestino
  • Artista: Myer Myers, Americano, 1723-1795
  • Data: 1770-76
  • Materiale e tecnica: Argento
  • Dimensioni: 28,4 x 36,7 x 28,9 cm
  • Crediti: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1954
  • Numero d'inventario: 54.167
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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