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Basket (Bread basket)
Sarah Briscoe
1800-1840
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Sarah Briscoe (Possible decorator)
Place of Origin
Stevens Plains; Maine; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
- Iron wire
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.1991
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1991
Object Name
Basket (Bread basket)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Sarah Briscoe (Possible decorator)
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) x 8 (W) x 13.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.7 (H) x 20.32 (W) x 34.29 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 379-380; cat. no. 191Book: 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.