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Wastebasket

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-18850

Description

Cloth covered wooden wastebasket. Cotton printed cloth sewn around outside of basket w/ fringe at top. Wastebasket constructed from 8 wooden panels on sides. Blue, red, and white cloth.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wastebaskets
cotton (textile)
hand sewing
wood (plant material)
Cotton
Machine Sewn
WASTEBASKET

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Additional Identification Number

100

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 (H), 13.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1485

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