Basket
Gladys Ellis
(American, 1917–2011)
1984
Object PlaceMattapoisett, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueRaffia and pine needles; coiled and sewn; ivory
DimensionsOverall (Height X Width X Depth): 15.2 x 22.9 x 14 cm (6 x 9 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously in honor of Sandi Silverman
Accession number2015.18
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBasketry
Collections
ProvenanceMarch 30, 1984, commissioned for Sandi Silverstein for her birthday from Gladys Ellis, Mattapoisett, MA; before 2014, given by descent to her daughter Suzanne Wise, New York, NY; 2015, sold by Wise to the MFA. (Accession date: January 28, 2015)
late 18th–early 19th century
late 18th–early 19th century
late 19th–early 20th century
before 1899
about 1890
about 1890–1920
