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Egg-shaped basket made of woven splints and grass, with two bands of dark braided grass. The basket has a hinged lid reinforced by rims made with wicker. A metal ring latch is attached at the front of the lid and there is a hole in the top where yarn or string kept inside the basket could exit during knitting. A large round wicker handle, made to fit over the wrest, is attached to the top. There are two balls of yarn, one pink and one white.
sewing baskets
baskets (containers)
splints (lighting devices)
straw (plant material)
grass (plant material)
wicker
Basket
Basket
"Knitting basket for yarn" (on piece of paper inside basket)
Unknown
6 1/2 (H), 4 (diameter) (inches)
Estate of Miss Caroline M. Smith
1934.1356
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