Object number
68/265/1-5
Creator
Description
These five willow rods are of the variety salix triandra or ‘black maul’. They were grown by Tom Ellison, a basketmaker in Evesham, Worcestershire, who used them for making willow rattles and grew the willow by his shop. This variety makes up 75% of the output of Somerset. It usually grows 5–7 feet in length, but the soil and situation may have produced these short rods.
Physical description
Willow
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘Sample (Willow) // CRAFTS wood baskets // D. Leach Esq, Bovey Tracey, Devon // Five Rods. Grown by T. Ellison, Eversham on a bank near his ‘shop’. Used for making willow rattles (see 64/161- Personal use toys). This willow usually grows 5-7’ long- perhaps soil and situation produce these short rods [pencil drawing].’
Production place
Evesham
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9393.tif - High resolution image
