LOWCOUNTRY    Art of South Carolina

Marguerite Middleton

Marguerite Middleton’s (basket maker) family has been making traditional sweetgrass baskets for generations, and she is one of the art form’s most recognized weavers.  A school principal by day, Middleton preserves the craft, which was brought to the Charleston area 300 years ago by slaves from West Africa.  Today, sweetgrass baskets stand as a symbol of the Lowcountry area, and can be found in museums and private collections throughout the world, such as the Museum of American History at the Smithsonian.
 

 

Large Market Basket
sweetgrass & pine
14" high x 11" diameter
$6,500
 

Covered Box with Pine Knots
sweetgrass & pine
14" high x 8" diameter
$7,000
 

Traditional Rice Basket
 sweetgrass, pine & bullrush
2" high x 13" diameter
$3,500
 

Nesting Bowl
bullrush
3" high x 8" diameter
$850
 

Oblong Server Bowl
 sweetgrass, pine & bullrush
4" high x 20" x16"
$3,500
 

Loop Handle Server
 sweetgrass, pine & bullrush
3" high x 8" diameter
$1,200

 

return to index