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Laundry Basket?

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-11152

Description

Rectangular form with wrapped rim and two carved handles; three runners at the base; an open weave bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

laundry baskets
weaving
Woven
BASKET, LAUNDRY

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

18 x 23 x 10 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1992.480

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