Basket

Black ash splint basket inscribed " Mary Ann Hill West Gloucester 1880", Sabbathday Lake, ME

ca. 1880

Object ID:
1953.6205.1
Community:
Maine, Sabbathday Lake
Description

Round, lidded black ash splint basket. Split rim with single lashing. 3/8" uprights, 1/16" weavers except top and bottom weavers which are 3/4". 3" diameter split upright in base, with circular pattern to weavers. 1" high lid, with 1" diameter split upright in the center, slightly inverted. 1/4" wide overhead bonnet-shaped handle rises 7" above basket.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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Shaker Museum Basket. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=3380. Accessed on November 25, 2024

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