67/93

This picnic hamper was made in Berkshire and was used by the donor to carry her picnic lunch. It is a rectangular basket, flown at the sides, and flown and arched at the ends. It has a lid with a twisted handle and four feet made by the corner sticks. It is made of willow skein and rod dyed orange and purple.

1 picnic basket: willow

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: Basket (HAMPER. Picnic) // Acc. No.: 67/93 // Group: PERSONAL USE. // Neg. no.: 60/8670 // Place of origin: Berks. [Berkshire] // Period in use: c. 1963 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Willow skein & rod, dyed orange & purple. // Shape and construction: Rectangular, flown at ends & sides, ends arched. Cover. Corner sticks make feet. Twisted handle on cover. // Dimensions: WB. [width of bottom] 2 3/4” LB. [length of bottom] 4 1/2” D. [depth] front. 4” CS. [corner sticks] 4. BS. [number of bottom sticks] 4. ST. [number of stakes] 6.5. Bi-St. [Bye stakes] 6. // Use: By the donor to take her own picnic lunch. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'

Berkshire

Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)