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Basket

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1850

GUSN

GUSN-25318

Description

Circular form basket w/ raised woven center. One row of braid around base. Sides woven half-way up w/ weavers and ribs of equal size. Arch-shaped open weave around upper half.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baskets (containers)
wicker
Wicker
BASKET

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 x 18 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.606

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