Sewing basket

Name/Title

Sewing basket

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.3

Description

Woven sewing basket with a horse and carriage woven image in purple. The wheel is woven with red, orange, and green reeds. The lid is also woven, with a woven purple band of decoration and edge trim. Contents inside include several spools of white thread, a couple of spools of blue thread, and small blank tags.

Collection

Carol Westfall Collection

Category

Baskets

Acquisition

Accession

2017.2

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

Unknown

Place

City

Unknown place of origin

Notes

Possibly from Japan.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

baskets (containers)

Dimensions

Height

20.5 cm

Width

8.5 cm

Material

Thread

Color

Brown, White, Red, Orange, Green, Purple

Location

Room

Library