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Dateca. 1892
Terms
- Basket Purses
- Straw
Dimensions33.02 × 21.59 cm (13 × 8 1/2 in.)
MarkingsA handwritten label pinned to one side of the basket reads: "Antique straw Basket / from Biskra, a northern / oasis of the Desert of Sahara / Date of 1892. Bought there by / niece of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Bennett / of Concord, Mass as gift to her."
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)
Object numberPER1876
DescriptionA basket made of plain, tan colored straw, with a twisted handle knotted in the middle. The basket is flat, but unfolds to have a flat bottom panel.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: 1998.13.1.19
Object number: H2239.0001
Object number: H2265B
Object number: PER1310