Sewing Basket
Date1830-1880
Maker
Unidentified
OriginAmerica, South
MediumRye straw, yellow pine, oak, and iron
DimensionsOH: 11 1/4 in.; OW: 18 in.; OW (with lid): 18 3/8 in.; OD: 8 3/4 in. (28.6 × 45.7 × 22.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2020-127,A&B
DescriptionA covered coiled basket of round form supported by three hand worked wooden legs. The coils on the basket and lid were formed with rye straw bound together by oak splints. Each leg is attached to the basket with clinched machine cut nails and the basket base rests on shoulders cut into the legs. The lid is removable and has a flange that keeps it in place.
ca. 1765
ca. 1790
Ca. 1810
1780-1800
1695-1725
1880-1900 (probably)
1860-1880 (probably)
ca. 1700
1762-1763
1750-1765