Basket, perhaps to contain a hat, with a hinged lid, now detached, made from a cane, coiled basketry structure and covered in dark leather. The basket is round and has wooden legs on the base. The lid is conical with a flat top and has one iron hinge attached and the other hinge would have been fixed next to it. The loose hinge is made of iron and has one half triangular and the other half has a decorative end.
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