Miniature woven lidded basket with glass beads and painted flowers, c. late 1920s
Entry/Object ID
1996.327.7
Description
ACC. NO. 96.327.7
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA LATE 1920'S
OBJECT: BASKET
DESCRIPTION:
MINIATURE COVERED WOVEN BASKET, WITH FIXED HANDLE. HANDLE HAS DECORATIVE TIE, WITH PEKING-STYLE GLASS BEADS IN CLEAR YELLOW, GREEN, AND PINK-COLORS. BASKET LID, AND BASE OF BASKET HAVE HAND-PAINTED FLOWERS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE DECOMPOSED. THE BASKET APPEARS TO BE OF CHINESE MANUFACTURE.
SIZE: D 4" X H 3-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
BASKET WAS GIVEN TO THE DONOR WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG CHILD.
ACQUIRED FROM:
AUDREY J O'BRIEN
DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 1996
