Basket (without handle)

1850-1900

Object PlaceSabbathday Lake, Maine, United States

Medium/TechniqueWood splints, bentwood rim and handles

DimensionsOverall: 36.8 x 49.5 x 48.3 cm (14 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 19 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Knight - Collection of Ralph E. and Myra T. Tibbetts

Accession number67.42

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ClassificationsBasketry

Collections

Americas

ProvenancePart of a collection of Shaker materials begun by Ralph E. and Myra T. Tibbetts; the Tibbets collection was inherited by their daughter and augmented by Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Knight, Marblehead, Massachusetts; 1967, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Knight to the MFA (Accession date: January 11, 1967); December 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA, ownership transferred to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake, Maine.