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A slightly domed lid with straight sides. The underside of the lid has a multi-colored painted wicker forming a starlike pattern in the center with green and tan concentric circular bands radiating from it.
lids
sewing baskets
painting (coating)
straw (plant material)
wicker
weaving
stars
Wicker
Straw
Woven
Evening Star
Painted
LID
Evening Star
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
1 (H), 8.25 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1680B
Title Sewing Basket Accession Number 1971.1680A
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