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Shopping basket with a twisted handle, made by the stake-and-strand method, 1950s. It was used at Boars Hill, Oxfordshire.
This is a tall, round shopping basket with a twisted handle. It was made by the stake-and-strand method, and is believed to date from the 1950s. It was used at Boars Hill, Oxfordshire, for many years and was presented to the donor, a basketmaker and collector of baskets, as a gift in 2000.

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MERL ‘Object Accession Form’ – ‘Short description (free text): Rounded shopping basket with handle. // … // Physical description (free text): Tall, rounded shopping basket with handle. Made by stake and strand method. Handle appears semi-circular in profile and is affixed by means of twisting round the rim in cross-form fashion. Some strands fixing one end of the handle to the rim appear broken and therefore not twisting around the rim fully to form the cross pattern. // … // Associated information (free text): This basket was originally acquired by Felicity Wood in 2000. It had come from the home of Lady Helen Waterhouse, Overshott, Badger Lane, Boars Hill, which had also been the home of Lady Helen's in-laws and was built in 1950s. The basket was presented to Felicity Wood as a gift by Lady Helen's daughter, Eleanor. The basket most likely dates from the 1950s... // References: See object MERL 97/94 (Basket, shopping). // 'The complete book of baskets and basketry' - Wright, Dorothy (David & Charles, 1992)’, Felicity Wood No. 108.

1950-01-01 - 1959-12-31

1950s