Record #:

21936

Author(s):

Wright, R. Lewis

Abstract:

This article examines the construction and use of key baskets, which were used for storing household keys until the 20th century. Solely a product of Virginia and North Carolina, key baskets are among the rarest forms of utilitarian American folk art.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 8 Issue 1, May 1982, p49-61, il

Subject(s):

Folk art