Apple Basket1815–18352 3/4 × 11 1/8" in diam.Paint and metallic powders on asphaltum over tinplateGift of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration, courtesy Ruth Bowles in memory of her mother, Mildred Abbott75.1.401549094261Boynton ShopContainersThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster24594United StatesUnited StatesNew HampshireMassachusettsThree Dimensional WorkseMuseum - Collection HighlightsJohn Boynton (1791–1867) began making tinware in 1812, first in the Old Saunders Tinshop in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and after about 1825 in Templeton, Massachusetts. Unlike other tinware examples, much of the tinware produced in the Boynton shop featured stenciled rather than freehand-painted decoration. This basket has multiple colors washed over metallic powders that have been stenciled onto asphaltum. This ground softened easily and required multiple applications to create an opaque cover, which made stenciled application of paints and powders difficult.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Apple Basket," in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 317.http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster24594http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster24594http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster2459418151835 75 1 4 John Boynton (1791–1867) began making tinware in 1812, first in the Old Saunders Tinshop in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and after about 1825 in Templeton, Massachusetts. Unlike other tinware examples, much of the tinware produced in the Boynton shop featured stenciled rather than freehand-painted decoration. This basket has multiple colors washed over metallic powders that have been stenciled onto asphaltum. This ground softened easily and required multiple applications to create an opaque cover, which made stenciled application of paints and powders difficult.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Apple Basket," in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 317.