Name/Title
Wicker cream-painted picnic basket of the Calpestri family, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
1996.21.1Description
ACC. NO. 96.21.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
OBJECT: BASKET
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920'S
DESCRIPTION:
WOVEN WICKER BASKET WITH HINGED LID AND PAIR OF BALE-TYPE HANDLES ON LID. DECORATIVE WICKER FROGS ATTACHED TO FRONT, TOP, AND BACK OF BASKET. EXTERIOR OF BASKET APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED WITH CREAM-COLORED PAINT.
SIZE: H 9" X D 10" X W 13".
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PICNIC BASKET USED BY THE CALPESTRI FAMILY, CIRCA 1921, LONG-TIME RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
SHIRLEY CRAIG
DATE: JANUARY 13, 1996
