Object number
69/81
Description
Flower baskets such as this, known as ‘walking baskets’, were carried by small girls in annual Whitsuntide walks of Sunday school children of all denominations – a tradition in the north-west of England. The baskets would be filled with flowers on a foundation of moss. This flower basket was used by the donor’s daughter in Stockport in the 1930s. It is shaped like a small Gainsborough florist’s basket made of cane and with a willow handle.
Physical description
1 basket: cane, wood, willow
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (Flower) (Mr Truman) // Acc. No.: 69/81 // Group: SOCIETY. RELIGION // Neg. no.: 60/9978 // Place of origin: Lancs. [Lancashire] // Period in use: 1930 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Centre & flat cane dyed. Buff willow handle. Wooden base with holes. // Shape and construction: A small “Gainsborough” florist’s basket. Sts. [number of stakes] 11. Extra for lip 9. Foot: Randed. Trac border. Sides: randed flat cane. Border: Double trac. // Dimensions: WB. [width of bottom] Foot 3”. WT. [width of top] 2 1/2” W. [width] Lip B. 6” W. [width] Lip. L. [length] 8” D. [depth] 6 1/2” D. [depth] to top of handle. 6” // Use: Carried by children in Sunday school procession. See 69/92. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
Production date
1930 - 1969
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Associated subject
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\69_81_cob.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9978.tif - High resolution image
