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Antique vintage woven flat split wood Shaker berry - duty basket is in Great Condition, needs some detailed cleaning on the inside, to remove tree pitch. Measures: 7 1/2in. H, 10 3/4in. L, 6in. W. 6in. deep.
The Shakers were great business people and well aware of their marketability. They had every intention on capitalizing on this fact and used the money earned to help others. Fancy baskets were made by the Shakers to sell in their gift shops or export to resorts and hotels. The fancy basket was always under eight inches; perfect for packing as a souvenir or gift. Only the sewing basket and the quatrefoil tub styles would have been bigger.
American antique baskets are a highly collected and sought after commodity since baskets are appreciated and can be integrated somewhere in almost every décor theme. Because it is treasured many unscrupulous or even naively misled individuals may try to sell you a basket as a true Shaker item. If you think that you may have found one, analyze the item closely.
There are obvious signs, even in the highest quality baskets, of the heritage of a Shaker basket.
1. Handles should be uniformly shaped
2. The wood joinery should be done with precision
3. The inside and outside rims should match in weight, width, and contour
4. The basket should be woven of a flat, not round, splint
5. The primary wood of the basket is normally a brown ash but the secondary wood can be white oak
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