67/80

Coaster for a wine bottle. Made of buff willow on a wooden base, with paper lining and velvet edge. Possibly English from the 19th C..
This basketwork coaster is for standing a wine bottle in on the table. It is a small circular basket with straight sides, made of buff willow on a wooden base, with a paper lining and velvet edge. It is possibly English in origin and dates from the nineteenth century.

1 coaster: wood: buff willow; fabric: velvet; paper; 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., MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: COASTER (basketwork) // Acc. No.: 67/80 // Group: DOMESTIC Serving drink // Neg. no.: 60/8653 // Place of origin: ? England // Period in use: 1840–1900 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Buff willow. Paper lining. Velvet edge. // Shape and construction: Small circular basket on a wooden base 23 stakes nailed under skein. 2 rounds upsett & top wale. Side French randed. Trac border. Straight sides // Dimensions: WB [width of bottom] 3 1/2” D. [depth] 2 3/4” // Use: To stand a wine bottle in on the table. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'

1840 - 1900

Coaster, Basketwork

Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)