Oval work basket

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale skeletal bone, wood, metal

Dimensions8 3/4 × 10 1/8 × 8 in. (22.2 × 25.7 × 20.3 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1097

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionWork basket/sewing basket carved and assembled from panbone (whale skeletal bone), delicate pierced work sides, scalloped rim (gunwale); tracery carving in handle, set in fixed position; wood bottom; metal fastenings. Same hand as S-434 (2001.100.743).ProvenanceBarke-Bernet, New York City 10/05/1963 $557.00

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