Lidded storage basket
late 18th century
Object PlaceSoutheastern New England, United States
Medium/TechniqueProbably ash, printed paper, newspaper
Dimensions20.32 x 38.1 x 25.4 cm (8 x 15 x 10 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession number1973.415a-b
ClassificationsBasketry
InscriptionsHandwritten on printed paper inside lid: transcription on original card; edited information provided by donor on handwritten note: Mrs. Abbot Laurence/Katharine daughter/of Hon. Timothy Bigelow/(Son of Co. Timothy Bigelow &/Anna Andrews Bigelow)/and Lucy Prescott Bigelow/6th child of/Dr. Oliver & Lydia Baldwin/Prescott of Groton/He died in Medford 1821Provenance18th century, Lydia Baldwin Prescott (b. 1735 - d. 1798), Groton, MA; given to her granddaughter, Katherine Bigelow (Mrs. Abbott) Lawrence (b. 1793 - d. 1860), Groton; September 26, 1849, given to her granddaughter, Edith Rotch (b. 1847 - d. 1897), Lenox, MA; by descent through the family to her nieces, Aimee Lamb (b. 1893 - d. 1989) and Rosamond Lamb (b. 1898 - d. 1989), Boston; 1973, gift of Aimee and Rosamond Lamb to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1973)
