Object number
69/81
Description
Flower or ‘walking' basket, carried by girls in annual Whitsuntide walks of Sunday school children of all denominations.
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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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
