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Wastebasket

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

ca. 1940

GUSN

GUSN-5624

Description

Oval; green interior; glossy green paper exterior with applied picture of a sailing vessel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wastebaskets
sailboats
Sailboat
WASTEBASKET

Inscription

""Ship Friendship of Salem, Aug 18, 1797""; embossed inscription on base, ""MADE BY/W.B. DAVIS CO./BOSTON/MASS.""

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

11 x 10.375 x 7.125 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.906

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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