“Witch” basket

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About this item

Madeline Yale Wynne (1847-1918) introduced Deerfield, Massachusetts, women to raffia basketry when she began living in Deerfield in 1885. The basket makers of Deerfield’s Arts and Crafts movement at the turn of the century used a variety of materials in their baskets. These included imported raffia and palmetto palm, native sweetgrass, willow withes, reeds, rushes, pine needles and common grasses. This raffia, lidded example has woven-in designs of black and orange cats and jack-o-lanterns, created with natural dyes. These designs inspired its owner to call it her “witch basket.”

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Item typeBasket, Broom, Brush Making
CreatorWynne, Madeline Yale
Date1901–1910
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicColonial Revival, Arts and Crafts Movement
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPlant Product
Process/FormatWoven
Dimension detailsHeight: 7.87 in Diameter: 6.12 in
Catalog #1976.02
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Wynne, Madeline Yale. Witch. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1976-02/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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