Coaster
- Object Name:
- Coaster
- Object ID:
- 2004.044
- Creator:
- Strickland, Stella Pollard
Fiber Artist - Place of Origin:
- Woodsville, NH
- Date:
- 1960-1980
- Description:
- Coaster, pine needle, made by Stella Pollard Strickland (1895-1993), Woodsville, NH, 1960-1980. Small round basket made of long brown pine needles bound together with lighter colored fibers (probably raffia). With etched glass insert.
A. Basket
B. Glass insert - Material:
- Fiber
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-0.8 Dia-3.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Stella Pollard Strickland (1895-1993), was the mother of Ellie Strickland Savoy (1913-2003). See 2004.040. Both made pine needle baskets. They learned the craft in the 1950s in Florida from basket makers who worked in the Native American tradition. They used long pine needles and fibers (probably raffia) from Florida. Stella lived in Lincoln, NH, before moving to Woodsville.
Donor is daughter of Ellie Strickland Savoy. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Susanne Urton
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