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Covered Basket

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1950

GUSN

GUSN-2803

Description

Covered basket, of flattened round form. Of fine, tightly woven straw with black and reddish Native American design woven into the sides and small black design on the rim on the flat fitted cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baskets (containers)
straw (plant material)
weaving
Native American
Basket
Basket

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1991.1254A,B

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 3/8 (H), 8 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1254AB

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