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Oval basket with flaring rim pierced with band of repeating quatrefoils and rope-twist edge; sixteen pierced panels with alternating crosses with scrolls and flowers divided by repousse beaded curving motifs; on raised, oval pierced foot rim with rope-twist edges; curved plain swing handle with banded edge, flaring in centre.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Anonymous gift 1940
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Anonymous Gift
Title: Basket
Description:
Oval basket with flaring rim pierced with band of repeating quatrefoils and rope-twist edge; sixteen pierced panels with alternating crosses with scrolls and flowers divided by repousse beaded curving motifs; on raised, oval pierced foot rim with rope-twist edges; curved plain swing handle with banded edge, flaring in centre.
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