Round covered basket (.1) containing 4 smaller lidded baskets (.2-.5). Larger basket has slip cover. Smaller baskets are triangular, (quadrants) and have hinged lids. Straw pulled and knotted on edges only, natural color. Hole in center of each.
baskets (containers)
knotting
straw (plant material)
Straw
Knotted
BASKET
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
2.25 x 5 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2152.4
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