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Covered Basket
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Covered Basket

Date1850-1860
MediumPlain-woven ash and oak
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 10 1/8 x 24 1/4 x 16 5/8in. (25.7 x 61.6 x 42.2cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionRectangular covered storage basket made of plain-woven ash and oak. The rectangular rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with half-round interior and exterior reinforcement. The warp and weft splints are medium to wide. The base is closed. There is swabbing on all the weft splints in bluing and Spanish brown.
Object number1950.451.0a,b
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