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Basket

1650-1699 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basket beaded in green, yellow, blue, red, white, and orange within a glass case. The beadwork depicts Susannah and the Elders with a lion, leopard, and kingfisher on the bottom of the basket, framed by the sides of the basket which are composed of leaves, flowers, and fruit trees.


Object details

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Brief description
Beadwork basket in glass box, 1650-1699, English
Physical description
Basket beaded in green, yellow, blue, red, white, and orange within a glass case. The beadwork depicts Susannah and the Elders with a lion, leopard, and kingfisher on the bottom of the basket, framed by the sides of the basket which are composed of leaves, flowers, and fruit trees.
Dimensions
  • Width: 655mm (of case)
  • Depth: 550mm (of case)
  • Height: 240mm (of case)
Credit line
Bequeathed by V. B. Crowther-Beynon
Historical context
See T.143-1962 for details of design source.
Collection
Accession number
T.41-1946

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Record createdMarch 8, 2007
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