Basket
- Object Name:
- Basket
- Object ID:
- 1967.047.07
- Place of Origin:
- Europe (could be Germany, Bavaria, Czechoslovakia)
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Ceramic Basket. Cream-color earthenware. Round open wicker-woven construction, with round medallion center. Weaving ribs radiate from the center to form bowl. Medallion shows relief of an angel blowing a horn, facing right, and sitting on a stump; possibly a circular shield on left side. Marked on bottom, stamped underglaze, "Eichwall" and "6437".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-2.8 W-7.8 Dia-7.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a large collection of Shaker items and decorative arts items from the Rock-Millen families of Sullivan and Grafton Counties, NH. Back of this piece is stamped Eichwall (or Eichwald), a well-known pottery area in the region of Germany, Bavaria, and Czechoslovakia.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ethel Rock Millen
- Subjects:
- Angels
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