Object number
69/92
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 every year when she walked with St. Peter’s Church in Ashton under Lyne. It is shaped like a small, flattened Gainsborough florist’s basket made of willow rod and skein, and with a handle of split bamboo, and dates from the 1930s.
Physical description
1 basket; willow, bamboo
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (flower) // Acc. No.: 69/92 // Group: SOCIETY. RELIGION // Neg. no.: 60/9979 // Place of origin: Lancs. [Lancashire] Ashton-under-Lyme. Local basketmakers. // Period in use: 1930s. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Willow rod & skein. Handle split bamboo. // Shape and construction: A small flattened Gainsborough. Footed. Edge of foot 2 rods tied on. Bottom sewn in after basket & foot completed. Randed skein & rope border. // Dimensions: W. [width] Foot: 4” L [length] Foot 4 1/2”. WB. [width of bottom] 2” WT. [width of top] 2 1/2” L.T. [length of top] 9 3/4” D. [depth] 7 1/2” D. [depth] to top of handle: 12 1/2” // Use: Carried by children in “Whitsuntide Walks”, i.e. Sunday school processions filled with flowers. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: See 35/6283. photo lib.'
Production date
1930-01-01 - 1939-12-31
Production period
1930s
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\69_92_cob.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9979.tif - High resolution image
