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Decorative basket used to hold flowers made of beads, feather or wool under a glass dome. Probably made in France in the 19th C..
This decorative basket was probably used to hold flowers made of beads, feather or wool under a glass dome. It was probably made in France in the nineteenth century. It is an oval basket with widely flown sides and a plaited cross-handle made of very fine willow rod and skein. The structure of the whole basket is lace-like.

1 Basket: wood: white willow; good condition

The Ann Mary Pilcher Collection of Victorian Baskets (67/60-94) was collected by Ann Mary Pilcher in 1957-1967, mostly from junk shops and stalls. Little history is known about any of them., See photograph: Illus. 264 in Dorothy Wright, The Complete Book of Baskets and Basketry (Melksham: David and Charles, 1992) 172., MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (decorative) // Acc. No.: 67/68 // Group: DOMESTIC FURNISHING. ORNAMENT // Neg. no.: 60/8639 // Place of origin: ? France // Period in use: 1840–1900 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: wood/willow skein. // Shape and construction: Finest willow rod & skein. Bottom turned-skein. Oval. Widely flown, raised at sides. Trac border turns outwards. Plaited cross-handle. whole structure lace-like. // Dimensions: D. [depth] 3” WB. [width of bottom] 1 3/4” LB. [length of bottom] 4” WT. [width of top] 5” L.T. [length of top] 8 1/4” // Use: Probably to hold bead, feather or wool flowers under a glass dome. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'

1840 - 1899

Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)