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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
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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
Basket
Unknown
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1980.87.20a-c  © 2008 The Connecticut His…
Lewis Fox family
1870-1910
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
about 1920
Basket
Unknown
Basket
Unknown
Covered Basket
Unknown
19th century
Basket
Unknown
early 20th century