Nesting Basket (one of a set)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Irving Burnside

Title

Nesting Basket (one of a set)

Place

Nantucket Island (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1956

Medium

Wood, possibly ash and mahogany; brass; and plant fiber, possibly rattan or raffia

Inscriptions

Inscribed on bottom: "I.H.B."

Dimensions

15.2 × 16.5 × 49.9 cm (6 × 6 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.); Handle up: H.: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jill Burnside Zeno

Reference Number

2006.257.1

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