Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Basket, Gathering |
Catalog Number |
1945.3 |
Date |
ca. 1800 |
Material(s) |
plant material |
Dimensions |
H-4.5 W-7 inches |
Description |
This is an old hollowed out gourd. There is a sticker describing the gourd attached to one side. The gourd once functioned as an egg gathering tool. |
Notes |
Old documentation card reads, "This egg gourd belonged to Mrs. Buchanan's grandparents, Leonard and Catherine Cheaney, who came to Kentucky in the latter part of the 1700s." |
Collection |
Mrs. Charles E. Buchanan Collection |
People |
Buchanan, Charles E. Mrs. Cheaney, Catherine Cheaney, Leonard Cheaney, Leonard and Catherine |
Subjects |
Baskets Containers Eggs Farming Kitchen utensils Kitchens Livestock Nature Plant containers Plants Vegetables |
Search Terms |
Kentucky Frontier & pioneer life Farm tools Farming |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |