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In this painting, there is a tall, dark glass bottle labeled "Old Cherry" behind a decorative silver basket filled with various confections, including a slice of yellow cake with white frosting and several yellow biscuits or cookies, all arranged on a table. Positioned beside the bottle are two clear glasses filled with an amber liquid, with a silver knife and several pieces of yellow pastries scattered on the white tablecloth below the silver tray. In the background, a glimpse of greenery through a window is visible on the far right, with a white wall visible behind bottle in the center of…

Still Life with Silver Cake Basket

John F. Francis (American, 1808 - 1886)

1866 · oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art · Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase through a gift of Josephine Boardman Crane, 1957)

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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