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Three (3) Scott County, VA Jesse Jones Baskets, Signed

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Three (3) Scott County, VA Jesse Jones Baskets, Signed
Three (3) Scott County, VA Jesse Jones Baskets, Signed
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Description
Set of three (3) large Scott County, Virginia baskets signed by Jesse Jones (b. 1907). All buttocks style comprised of white oak, rib-type split construction with handles secured by nails at the rim. All signed in pencil "Jesse Jones" on the handle, one with additional pencil inscription "Christmas 1986". Ranging in size from 14" H x 16" W to 16" H x 19" W. 20th century. Biography: Jesse Jones was a mountain basket weaver who lived in the isolated mountains of Scott County, VA. His work is featured in the book BASKETS AND BASKET MAKERS IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIA, written by John Rice Irwin (1982).

The Estate of Donley and Eunice Hill, Andersonville, Tennessee.
Condition
Overall good condition with some surface grime and wear to handles. Overall light wear weavers. Largest with partial break to weaver on bottom of basket.
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Three (3) Scott County, VA Jesse Jones Baskets, Signed

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