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Metadata
Object Name |
Basket |
Catalog Number |
2005.1.2 |
Date |
ca. 1975 |
Material(s) |
Plastic |
Dimensions |
H-7 Dia-6 inches |
Description |
This basket is made out of crocheted plastic bread bags. It is a small round-bottom basket with a 1" wide handle. It is made predominately of yellow bread bags but has a speckled appearance because of the whites, yellows and reds on the bags. |
Notes |
The two items in this donation were made by Anna Kate Wells Keeton (b. 1918) in the 1970s. Anna was from Cumberland County, near Bakerton, and made them for the donor and her sister to play with. Anna lived on a farm. During the Great Depression, Anna used a variety of reusable materials in her handwork and these items are made along those same lines. They show the continued influence of the depression mentality of "waste not, want not" and the maker's continued use of skills learned in the 1930s. |
Collection |
Kara Keeton Collection |
People |
Keeton, Anna Kate Wells Keeton, Kara |
Subjects |
Basket making Baskets Crocheting |
Search Terms |
Crocheting |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |