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Basket, Bread
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Basket, Bread

Object number96.147.2
Date1891
OriginGermany
MediumSteel; Organic material
Credit LineGift of Jan Franz
DescriptionOblong-shaped bread basket, and steel frame covered with woven organic material.Dimensions3 x 6 x 10.5 in. (7.6 x 15.2 x 26.7 cm)
Historical NotesMartha Marie Theresa Dobler, a German immigrant, brought this bread basket to Pittsburgh in 1891 when she immigrated from Germany with her husband, Joseph Dobler. They settled in the Elliott neighborhood of the city. They lived on Chartiers Avenue at the corner of Marlowe. Joseph operated a butcher shop.Label TextMartha Marie Theresa Dobler and her husband, Joseph, emigrated from Germany to Pittsburgh in 1891, bringing along with them personal items such as this wicker bread basket. The Dobler family settled in the Elliot neighborhood where Joseph worked as a butcher until his retirement in 1929.
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