Object Number 1959.2610 A, B

Object Name

Basket and cover

Category

Wood (other)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Pequot (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

New York or Vermont, Northeast, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probably made by a Native American artis in Vermont or northern New York state,

Date

1820-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; "Aunt Mary Hoyt's Bonnet/ basket." written in script

Subjects

Native American; Indigenous peoples

Materials

Splint; Dye

Techniques

Woven

Dimensions (inches)

10.5 (H) , 14.37 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.67 (H) , 36.51 (Diam)

Object Description

Web - 06/03/2024

This large cylindrical basket, made by a Native American artist, is comprised of wide wooden splints and has a low-domed, circular lid. The splints were dyed brown, dark blue, and yellow before being woven together in alternating colors. A carved stamp, probably made from a potato, was used to add repeated designs of “X” shapes and diagonal dotted lines to the basket’s exterior. Hand-painted patterns of dotted lines in curving “V” shapes surround the lid’s rim. The shape and decoration of this basket indicate it was likely made in the Eastern Woodlands region of North America, possibly in Vermont or upstate New York.