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Child's Toy Basket

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-39175

Description

Very small open-weave basket with yellow paper lining the inside and the remains of a hand-painted fabric cover. The basket opening is trimmed with a string of green chenille and two green ribbon bows. The base of the basket is wood.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baskets (containers)
toys (recreational artifacts)
reed (grass, material)
cloth
chenille (yarn)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
hand-painted
reed (grass, material)
Toy
Toy

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. F. W. Burleigh

Accession Number

1937.703

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