antique splint basket gathering bump bottom w/ cover 5.5×8 early 19th c 1850s
1. very good condition, not perfect
2. notice how lid is attached with handle running through
3. definitely early basket not reproduction
4. sturdy
5. the handle will swing all the way around out of the way
6. bump up bottom indicates this was made for gathering
7. probably ash splints
8. bent wood around the top of the basket, the edge of lid and the handle
9. there is an old repair on the side of the handle where the lid is attached
10. purchased from small museum here in NH
11. the museum felt this was a Shaker Community made basket
approximate measurements
1. basket 8 in. across
2. basket 5.5 in. hight with lid on
3. to top of handle 9 in.
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