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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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