Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1957.018.005 |
Object Name |
Basket, Gathering |
Title |
Wire Egg Basket |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
19th century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
This is a wire-made egg basket, with a honeycomb-style mesh. The carrying handle is also made of wire. There is no maker's identification. The white paint finish is not original to it. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
It belonged to either the Lister family or the Miller family of Owen Sound in the 19th-century. It later belonged to Mary Miller who worked as a kindergarten teacher in Owen Sound. "Mary Miller Park" is named after her. |
Collection |
Agricultural Tools & Equipment Collection |
Material |
Metal/Wire |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Miller, Mary Lister, Charles J. (Rev.) Miller, George S. |
Subjects |
Poultry Baskets |
Function |
A durable, reusable basket, used for gathering hen eggs. |