Basket form, Mount Lebanon, NY

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Object ID:

1992.1.92

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Makers

Shaker

Description

Wooden basket weaving mold. The mold has two sections divided by a carved line at 2 5/8" h. The shorter section has a flat end with a central hole with rings emitting from it created through use. There are remnants of a canvas-like material along the edges of the face. From the edge the continues straight for about 2 3/16" when it starts to curve inward. Above the carved line the taller section tapers in to a diameter of 2 1/4". At the center of this end of the mold is a hole 1 1/2" in diameter and 3/8" deep.

New York Mount Lebanon

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