Object number
64/178
Creator
Description
An arch-topped trunk made by Finnegan & Co. of Manchester late 19th C. Purchased circa 1888 by Joshua Blackwell.
This arch-topped trunk, of the type used as a travelling trunk for a family, consists of a basketry frame of willow covered with lacquered canvas, with leather bindings, straps and handles. It was made by Finnegan and Co. of Manchester in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It was purchased circa 1888 by Joshua Blackwell, the donor's father, for his wife Mary Ann, who painted the initials ?M.A.B.? on the ends of the trunk.
Physical description
1 trunk: willow, canvas, leather
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: Trunk (basketwork & canvas) // Acc. No.: 64/178 // Group: PERSONAL USE // Neg. no.: 60/6388 // Place of origin: Manchester. Finnegan & Co. // Period in use: From 1880. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Foundation of willow basketry. Cover japanned canvas. Leather fittings. // Shape and construction: An arch-topped hamper, the trunk edges of the cover being canvas. Leather bindings & straps & handles. Initials M.A.B. (Many Ann Blackwell) on the ends. // See S. & Pr. Lon. [Basketmakers’ Lists of Sizes and Prices of Work] 1896. p.41 et seq. & 1916. pp.37–88 not earlier or later.* // Dimensions: Length: 30” Width: 21” Height: 23” // Use: As a travelling trunk for a family. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: *many varieties. Some with flat tops are called Trunks. Cabinet or Overland in Ellmore’s Catalogue for 1926 in V.&A. all sizes & qualities. Cost best 33” = 62/– cheapest = 31/9.'
Production place
Manchester
Production date
1850-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century, second half
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6388.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\64_178_cob.tif - High resolution image
