University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
2007/3
Title
Chesterfield skep,
Description
Chesterfield skep, used in the iron and steel works in Sheffield. Made of woven strips of 'turkey oak'. Made by a relative of Norman Fisher.
This is a Chesterfield skep, a type of basket used in the iron and steel works in Sheffield. It is a large oval basket made of woven strips of 'turkey oak' (quercus cerris). Spaces in the weaving at either end form the handles. It was made by a relative of Norman Fisher whose family were skep-makers in Derbyshire for several generations.
Physical description
1 basket: wood (turkey oak)
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: BASKET, CHESTERFIELD SKEP // Accession number: 2007/3 // … // Recorder: WAP // Date: 10/01/2001 // Description: Large oval basket. Woven in wide wood strips. Rim made of curved intertwined branches. Space left in weaving at either end of basket for handles. ‘Turkey oak’ used. // Dimensions: length: 65.6 cm // width: 46 cm // maximum height: 24.5 cm // Associated information: A type of basket used in machine shops in Sheffield. Made by a relative of Norman Fisher. See correspondence attached [large quantity of letters between Norman Fisher and Alex Bury]. // See 2007/1 [2007/1–6 all collected by Alex Bury whilst doing a basket making course in London]’
Production place
Derbyshire
Object name
Basket
Material
Wood
Technique
Basketry, stake and strand
Associated subject
CRAFTS : wood-working
Basketry
Associated person/institution
Fisher, Norman
Fisher Family
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