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Gathering Basket

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1800-1899

GUSN

GUSN-59829

Description

Pear-shaped basket with a bulbous body, wide mouth, and an applied splint handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

gathering baskets
straw (plant material)
Container, Crop
Basket, Gathering
Basket, Gathering

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

19 x 8 1/2 x 7 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3358

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