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Covered Basket
Covered Basket

Covered Basket

MediumWoven reed
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 20 x 21 x 20 1/4in. (50.8 x 53.3 x 51.4cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Mabel Roberts Moore
DescriptionLopsided covered basket woven of unusually rough reeds. The basket approximates an hourglass shape, with a narrower upper half that bulges out considerably farther on the lower half. The basket appears to be patched with much smoother reeds than were originally used.
Object number1950.464.0a,b
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Basket
    Enfield Shaker Community
    19th century
    Gift of David S. Burdge and Nancy C. Burdge, 1991.41.1a, b, Connecticut Historical Society, Cop…
    Unknown
    about 1840
    Basket
    Yale family
    about 1920
    Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1980.87.20a-c  © 2008 The Connecticut His…
    Lewis Fox family
    1870-1910
    Basket
    Unknown
    Covered Basket
    Unknown
    19th century
    Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Cushman, 1972.26.0  © 2007 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Samuel Colt
    1857-1862
    Basket
    Unknown
    Basket
    Unknown
    about 1920
    Basket
    Unknown
    Covered Basket
    Unknown
    19th century
    Basket
    Unknown
    early 20th century