1959.1991 Basket
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Basket (Bread basket)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Sarah Briscoe (Possible decorator)

  • Place of Origin:

    Stevens Plains, Maine, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1840

  • Materials:

    Tinned sheet iron; Iron wire; Paint

  • Techniques:

    Japanned

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.1991


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Object Number

1959.1991

Object Name

Basket (Bread basket)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Sarah Briscoe (Possible decorator)
1772-1822

Place of Origin

Stevens Plains, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Possibly Stevens Plains, ME. See Fennimore (cat. no. 192).

Date

1800-1840

Materials

Tinned sheet iron; Iron wire; Paint

Techniques

Japanned

Dimensions (inches)

2.6 (H) , 13.5 (L) , 8 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.7 (H) , 34.29 (L) , 20.32 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
Published: pp. 379-380; cat. no. 191
[Book] Martin, Gina & Tucker, Lois. 1996 American Painted Tinware: A Guide to Its Identification. 2.
Published: p. 42, fig. 2.11b.
[Article] Wagner, Ann. 2012 Scratching the Surface of American Painted Tinware. Antiques and Fine Art. Autumn\Winter: 189-191.
Published: p. 189, fig. 1.