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Nesting Basket

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1840-1880

GUSN

GUSN-8545

Description

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baskets (containers)
wood (plant material)
weaving
Splint
Wood
Woven
Basket

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1991.762

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.762.3

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