Antique Baskets of Rural America - Types Methods Materials / Scarce Book

Description

74 black-and-white photographs with identifying captions supplement a rich narrative in this early out-of-print book which reviews the history and making of baskets in rural America.
THE BASKETS OF RURAL AMERICA
by Gloria Roth Teleki, E.P. Dutton & Co., NY, 1975.
The heart of the book is a section on “Ethnic, Communal and Regional Origins, and the list includes American Indian, New England, Shaker, Nantucket Lightship baskets, Southeastern Pennsylvania, the ‘Dutch’ country, coastal south, Gullah Afro-American, southern Appalachian highlands, Midwest, Amana colonies of Iowa, Ozarks, and the Pacific coast.  There are also sections on collecting with attention to research, sources, identification, condition and care and display and use—as well as an historical overview and technical information on methods, materials, techniques, construction, function and decoration.  This early out-of-print book covers all the main bases and will make a great resource for the collector, dealer, appraiser or basket enthusiast of any type.
6” x 8” softback in very good condition.  202 pages.
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