Bannock Rack
SilversmithMade by
Peter Lambert
(Aberdeen, Scotland, active c.1804 - 1818)
Datec.1816
Object NameRack
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsLength: 17.5 cm, Width: 12.4 cm, Height 14 cm
Weight: 354.75gm
Weight: 354.75gm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1998 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG011098
Keywords
The rack stands on four ball feet, with nine double loop wire-work divisions and central ring handle. It is engraved with initials 'JMB' and a stag's head crest.
More About Me
Bannocks are flat breads, usually cut into segments before eating. Not many households would have served then in silver racks.
Exhibitions
c. 1800
