Basket

Description

Basket (a) of black ash splint. Square base and circular, split, flat rim with single lashing. Uprights 5/8 - 7/8" wide, weavers 3/4 - 1 1/4", except two weavers at the top (1/8" wide). Uprights are alternately dyed cherry red and streaks of green. The interior lined with sheets of Webster's Almanac for 1821, by Andrew Beers, Philom. Printed Websters & Skinners, Albany. The circular lid (b), 16 5/8" in diameter, and single-lashed with a split upright in the center, 5" in diameter. Lid lined with the same material as the basket, with single lashing around the rim.