Sending Basket
- Date 1914
- Place of Origin Norway
- Creator Unknown
This sending basket was given to donor’s mother in Norway in 1914.
Inscription:
Før stod jeg udi skoven
hvor fuglen sang udi min top
nu staar jeg ber daa bordet
med røsen daa min krop
Translation:
Once I stood in the forest
Where birds sang in my branches
Now I stand on the table
With flowers painted on my body
- Materials Wood
- Dimensions height: 7.875 inches; width: 12.125 inches; depth: 12.125 inches
- Identifier / Source 1972.003.019 - Gift of Helga Lund Algyer