Basket

Hexagonal weave "boat" basket, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1957.8356.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

Open, hexagonal weave poplar basket with elongated oval base and oval, split rim with single lashing. Flat rim. No handles.

Notes

One of a type of fancy basket also referred to as "furnishing" baskets, because sewing boxes were furnished with small baskets just inside the rim to hold thread and other supplies.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Basket. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=6100. Accessed on November 25, 2024

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