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- Description
- Arched-handle, rectangular, rice shell basket on four splayed feet accented along its rim and handle with flowers crafted from a variety of other shells attached to wire stems and branches, some wrapped in silk thread. Covered by a clear colorless glass dome or shade that fits on a circular wood base covered on three ball feet. No marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- shellwork
- date made
- 1850-1900
- place made; place used
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- Physical Description
- shell (overall material)
- silk thread (overall material)
- wire (overall material)
- glass (shade material)
- wood (base material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/2 in x 15 1/4 in; 44.45 cm x 38.735 cm
- ID Number
- DL.68.0477
- catalog number
- 68.0477
- accession number
- 274913
- Credit Line
- Bequest of August Mencken
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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