Wedding Cake Basket

Mary Kawennatakie Adams, Wedding Cake Basket, 1986, woven sweetgrass and ash splint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1989.30.1A-E
Mary Kawennatakie Adams, Wedding Cake Basket, 1986, woven sweetgrass and ash splint, 25 1⁄2 x 15 3⁄4 in. (64.8 x 40.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1989.30.1A-E

Artwork Details

Title
Wedding Cake Basket
Artist
Date
1986
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
25 1⁄2 x 15 3⁄4 in. (64.8 x 40.0 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
woven sweetgrass and ash splint
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — foodstuff — cake
  • Ceremony — wedding
Object Number
1989.30.1A-E
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1989.30.1A-E

Works by this artist (8 items)

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William Meyerowitz, View of New York, n.d., etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Page Cross, 1971.53
View of New York
Artist
Daten.d.
etching
Not on view
William Meyerowitz, Folly Cove, 1920, color softground etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Girard Jackson, 1988.89.3
Folly Cove
Artist
Date1920
color softground etching on paper
Not on view
William Meyerowitz, Nov. 11 Parade, 1918, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.33.1
Nov. 11 Parade
Artist
Date1918
etching on paper
Not on view
William Meyerowitz, New York Structure, ca. 1920, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.33.2
New York Structure
Artist
Dateca. 1920
etching on paper
Not on view

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