Discovery I Silver & Estate Jewelry

Description:

Woven Splint Buttocks Basket, attributed to the Shelton sisters, Forsyth County, North Carolina, late 19th/early 20th century, constructed with thin oak splints woven on a bentwood frame with upright handle, (breaks and losses), ht. 13, wd. 5 1/2, lg. 6 in.

Note: Mary and Eliza Shelton were basket makers in Forsyth County, North Carolina, and both were listed in the 1910 census as a "basket maker at home."
Estimate $300-500

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