Basket

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

2023.13.1

Description

Large bushel basket with Sweetser-style bottom and 2 u-shaped wooden handles. The bottom is woven of wooden splints, and the top edge is reinforced with multiple splints wrapped with another narrow splint.

Context

Made by a member of the Sweetser family. Owned by a member of the Dopp family in South Burlington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2023.13

Source or Donor

Dopp, Sarah L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Material

Ash Splint