Ornamental chinaware basket, oval-shaped, c. 1900. First image shows front: white chinaware with scalloped edge, perforated sides and shell-shaped handles, which are trimmed with lilac paint. Color rendering, printed in center, of steamboat on water; 'STEAMER ODD FELLOW, TORCH RIVER, ALDEN, MICHIGAN.' printed below picture. Second image is a detail of rendering in center of basket. Third image shows back of basket with imprint of maker, 'WHEELOCK MADE IN GERMANY FOR [COY MERC. CO., ALDEN, MICHIGAN.] WEIMAR'. '91.5.1' engraved below by Helena Twp. Historical Museum. Fourth image shows detail.
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