Object number
66/32
Description
Basket made in the early 1920s by a peasant woman in Spa, Belgium. Made from white willow.
This basket was made for the donor’s mother in the early 1920s by a peasant woman in Spa, Belgium when she heard of her interest in basketwork. It is made from white willow from the woods behind the woman’s cottage which she gathered, peeled and split with a knife. It is a small, oval frame basket, based on two hoops, with a handle.
Physical description
1 basket: wood, willow
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET // Acc. No.: 66/32 // Group: Personal USE // Neg. no.: 60/7201 // Place of origin: Belgium // Period in use: // DESCRIPTION // Materials: wood/White split willow. Willow skeins up to 3/16” wide. // Shape and construction: Small oval frame basket. Skeins made with a knife. Handle not bound. 2 hoops handle & rim & five spelks laid in either side. // Dimensions: Length: 7 1/4” Width: 6 3/4” Height of basket: 2 3/4” // Use: Made as a present by a peasant woman in Belgium. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
Production place
Spa [Liege [province]]
Production date
1920-01-01 - 1929-12-31
Production period
1920s
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Associated subject
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7201.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\66_32_cob.tif - High resolution image
