Wall Basket

Unknown maker, France

About 1790

  • Titles Wall Basket (Descriptive)
  • Medium painted tin
  • Dimensions 6 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (15.9 × 22.2 × 11.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.269.1998
  • Work Type wall basket
  • Classification Containers

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