Early 19th century Woven Splint hotsell Basket Original Condition Farmhouse Find

Early 19th century Woven Splint Basket

It's a beauty that needs to be detailed since it has a century's worth of dirt. Also, the basket has long-since lost it's handle, yet the woven portion is still holding tight and is not dependent on hotsell having the handle to keep itself together.

Found here in NJ, and certainly presumed to be from this immediate region. The farmhouse it came from is from 1810 - not to say that it is original to the house, but it's certainly from the earlier part of the 19th century.

Acting as testament to 'preservation', it looks as though a repair was done a long time ago (split oak woven in one area) and very much a common to 19th c. items. Due to the age of the repair, "original condition" is seemingly applicable. The repair looks to be 100+ years.

It's difficult to discern what type of wood this since it's aged and quite dark. I gather it's fashioned from oak.

Measures: Large at 19 by 16 by 7"


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