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Basket
Gladys Ellis (American, 1917–2011)
American, Mattapoisett, Massachusettts
1984
Object Place: Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Raffia and pine needles; coiled and sewn; ivory
Dimensions
Overall (Height X Width X Depth): 15.2 x 22.9 x 14 cm (6 x 9 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously in honor of Sandi Silverman
Accession Number2015.18
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsBasketry
DescriptionOval basket with hinged clam-shell style top attached with ivory hinge and closure at center front. Carved wooden handle attached at sides of basket with ivory bolts. Made of coiled pine needes and raffia with sewn sides, and set with oval scrimshaw panel depicting a town scene, at top. Signed "CLT" Interior of basket signed on underside of scrimshaw panel "Sandi Silverman March 30, 1984"
ProvenanceMarch 30, 1984, commissioned for Sandi Silverstein for her birthday from Gladys Ellis, Mattapoisett, MA; before 2014, given by descent to her daughter Suzanne Wise, New York, NY; 2015, sold by Wise to the MFA. (Accession date: January 28, 2015)