Basket

Rectangular basket of black ash splint, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.600.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Rectangular basket with wider rectangular rim. Black ash splint with split rim and double lashings. Fixed bonnet-shaped handle with metal bracing on one side. Uprights extend downward to form open, plain weave bottom. Three wooden cleats on exterior bottom.

Notes

Acquired with a handwritten tag reading, "This basket belongs to Office Brethren's Room for Clothes. Return."

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Basket. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=2903. Accessed on November 25, 2024

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