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A deep, round form with a heavy wrapped rim and shaped arched swing handle, which pivots on iron bolts and projecting mounts. The base is reinforced with wide splints and is inverted a bit, and is stamped at the base.
gathering baskets
ash (wood)
maple (wood)
splints (lighting devices)
maple (wood)
Maple
Ash
Splint
BASKET, GATHERING
Branded on the handle and base is: G.W. ADAMS.
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
9.5 (H), 14.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.386
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