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Middletown Japanese Beetle Silver Plate Aesthetic Movement Cake Basket
Item Details
An antique silver plate bride’s or cake basket by the Middletown Plate Company, active from 1864 until 1921 in Middletown, Connecticut. This Aesthetic Movement style basket features pierced floral and foliate motif with a Japanese beetle on a twig framing, a rectangular well engraved ‘Roxx’ to its center, a squared swing handle, and a four-footed base. It is marked to its underside, ‘Middletown Plate Co. Quadruple Plate 1803 Hard White Metal’.
| Materials | Silver Plate |
| Brand | Middletown Plate Co. |
| Marks | Maker’s Mark, Fineness Mark, Shape Number, Personalization |
| Period | Late 19th Century |
| Origin | United States |
| Style | Aesthetic Movement |
Condition
- heavy tarnish; engraved “Roxx” to its center; surface scratches, scuffs, and loss of silver plating; some pitting and corrosion.
Dimensions
12.0" W x 14.5" H x 8.5" D
- basket measured with its handle up.
Item #
18BOS260-171
