Basket Maker: Unknown

1800–1900

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900

This ribbed basket is of a shape alternately referred to as a melon basket, buttocks basket, egg basket, or gizzard basket. The tradition of making ribbed baskets came to the New World from Europe and Great Britain and spread along the Atlantic coast and as far west as Oklahoma. Baskets of this form were often used for gathering eggs. This example is notable for its petite form.

Medium

White oak

Dimensions

4 1/2 × 5 5/8 × 5 1/4 in. (11.43 × 14.288 × 13.335 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of A. David and Bonnie Frazier Young

Accession Number

2008.106.2

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
George Ira Lancraft VI (1916-2005), Madison, Conn.; by inheritance to his wife Bonnie Frazier Lancraft, Madison, Conn., 2005; by gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2008

Bibliography

  • "Acquisitions 2009," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2009): 135.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

baskets

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