Oval work basket

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale skeletal bone, wood, metal

Dimensions2 1/2 × 8 1/8 × 6 in. (6.4 × 20.6 × 15.2 cm)

Object number1973.35.14

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionOval basket with pierced sides of whale skeletal bone with a double row of interlocking circles. Movable piercedwork handle with sawtooth and oval link motif. The wooden bottom has a hole at each end and in the middle section.ProvenanceLawrence B. Romain; purchased by Charles F. Batchelder, Aug. 5, 1938, for $30.00.

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