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Egyptian

Dimensions Width x length: 12.0 x 30.0 cm (4 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4742
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsFurniture

DescriptionWoven rush-work; quite light in color; mostly in pieces; contains dried fruits, etc.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.