Basket

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

0009.010

Description

round basket with two small handles

Use

Bessie Wenger's sewing basket

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Miriam Martin

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

Oscar and Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger family, Edith Virginia Wenger & Mildred Wenger Plank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Item on loan

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Diameter

9 in

Material

Wood, Reed

Location

Mantel

Room

Big Room

Building

Weaver-Brunk Log House

Date

July 17, 2025

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Feb 28, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jul 17, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Maintenance

Required Maintenance

humidity controlled environment

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

11/08/2006

Created By

INS

Create Date

November 16, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

February 28, 2026