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Nesting Basket (one of a set)

A work made of wood, possibly ash and mahogany; brass; and plant fiber, possibly rattan or raffia.

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  • A work made of wood, possibly ash and mahogany; brass; and plant fiber, possibly rattan or raffia.

Date:

c. 1956

Artist:

Irving H. Burnside
American, 1892–1961

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Irving Burnside

Title

Nesting Basket (one of a set)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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

19.1 × 24.8 × 74.9 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 29 1/2 in.); Handle up: H.: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jill Burnside Zeno

Reference Number

2006.257.4

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