Covered Basket
Date1860-1870
MediumPlain-woven ash and oak
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 13 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 19 1/4in. (34.9 x 60.3 x 48.9cm)
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 reinforcement and flat exterior reinforcement. The warp and weft splints are medium to wide. The base is openwork. There is swabbing on all odd warps in Spanish brown and walnut. Swabbing on every third weft is in bluing. The cover (.b) is missing.
Object number1950.471.0a,b
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Not on view1860-1870