Storage basket
1830s
Object PlaceMassachusetts (Central western), United States
Medium/TechniqueAsh, laundry bluing, Mohegan pink (red and white lead)
Dimensions31.11 x 53.34 x 43.18 cm (12 1/4 x 21 x 17 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. William White Howells
Accession number1994.187
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBasketry
Collections
Provenance1993, said to have been found in Maine and taken to Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA; 1994, sold by Hurst Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 1994)
1830–1900
After 1851-1854
late 18th century
1940–1950
1930–1940
1890–1913
1900–1920