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MakerMade by Enfield Shaker Community American, 1792 - 1918
Date19th century
MediumWoven reed
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 9 5/8 x 16 x 12 5/8in. (24.4 x 40.6 x 32.1cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionWoven reed basket with an oval mouth and a rectangular bottom. The basket has one handle, but it probably had a second handle that is now missing. The basket has a geometric pattern in slightly darker colored reeds than the rest of the basket.
Object number1976.124.1
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of David S. Burdge and Nancy C. Burdge, 1991.41.1a, b, Connecticut Historical Society, Cop…
    Unknown
    about 1840
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    about 1920
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    Yale family
    about 1920
    Covered Basket
    Unknown
    19th century
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    Enfield Shaker Community
    1830-1860
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    1830-1860
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    1870-1910
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    Unknown
    early 20th century
    Covered Basket
    Unknown
    19th century
    Museum purchase, 1963.16.7  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical S…
    Enfield Shaker Community
    1820-1850