Bottleneck basket
before 1920
Object PlaceCalifornia (Central), United States
Medium/TechniqueSedge, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), red bud (Cercis occidentalis), grass
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm (3 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Elizabeth S. V. Hosmer
Accession number20.1843
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBasketry
Collections
ProvenancePerry Gavin (dealer), Gavin and Leonard, Pasadena, CA [see note]. 1920, gift of Elizabeth S. V. Hosmer to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1920)
NOTE: A printed paper label on the underside of the basket reads "From Perry Gavin / Collector / Indian and Mexican / Curiosities / Pasadena, Cal."
NOTE: A printed paper label on the underside of the basket reads "From Perry Gavin / Collector / Indian and Mexican / Curiosities / Pasadena, Cal."
before 1916
before 1916
before 1902
1880–1900
before 1900
about 1880–1900
1900–20
about 1900
1880–90
Unidentified artist
1890s