Key Basket
Date1800-1850
OriginAmerica
MediumLeather.
DimensionsOH (including handle): 8 1/2"; OW (base): 4"; OL (base): 6 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-295
DescriptionDESCRIPTION:Basket with quarter round handle extending from side to side. The object is of oval shape with sides tapering inward from top to bottom; flat bottom and exterior sides tooled with designs of interlaced hearts, lozengers, circles, and six-pointed stars; the initials "J.M.K." tooled in Roman capitals in a row at one exterior end; appliqued leather in bold outlines extends from exterior at each side from top to bottom to secure handle.
InscribedThe initials "J.M.K." tooled in Roman capitals in a row at one exterior end.
MarkingsNone found.
ca. 1810
ca. 1765 case; ca. 1740 movement
Ca. 1800
1800
1760-1780
1809-1813
ca. 1760
1800-1815
1809-1814 (movement); ca. 1825 (case)
1800-1815
1793
1780-1820