Basket

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.565 a-b

Description

Cylindrical basket with loose lid, woven of strips of ash; wide vertical strips radiating from top and bottom woven with alternating wide and narrow strips.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.59.565

VC.59.565 A-B

VC.59.565a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12 in

Diameter

13 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 x 13 in. (30.5 x 33 cm)

Material

ash

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some strips broken.

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Most eighteenth-century baskets were made by native Americans as trade items.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Daughter's Room