Large reed basket and cover brought from Edinburgh, Scotland in 1802 or 1804, by Mrs. Paul. The basket formally belonged to her grandmother, and was said to be 125 years old at time of donation. The basket is made of tightly woven reeds and slants backwards. Some twine is wound around the top edge of the basket. There is only one handle, on the right side of the basket, but the second handle may have been torn off. There are some reeds found in the basket that may be the remains of that handle. Both the lid and basket have a rectangular area in the center. Near the back edge of the lid is a handle, made of braided reeds, that forms a loop on both the top and bottom sides of the lid. Continuing further back, there is a wide section of reeds, with some more braids partially covered by loops of reeds. The ends seem damaged, so this part may have originally been longer and connected to the basket. There is another damaged part on the basket underneath where the braids would extend to. Several pieces of loose reed are stored in the basket, which appear to be pieces of the basket.