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Baskets - an exhibition of craftmen's work, Hear our Voice in the Countryside

William Shelley (Manufacturer)

This pigeon basket, for pigeons to live in, was made for the Museum in 1965–1966 by William Shelley of Salisbury, Wiltshire. It is made of willow, with a wood and hardboard tray in the base. It is rectangular in shape with an arched roof which opens, and has a feeding tray at either end, a perch rod, and a small twisted carrying handle on the top.

1 basket: willow (white); wood

This is one of thirteen baskets ordered from William Shelley on 17 June 1965. The list of orders is as follows: 66/261, yard of butter; 66/262, doctor’s basket [specimen bottle basket]; 66/263, round fowl cage [poultry travelling basket]; 66/264, egg cage [egg basket]; 66/265, cowel [fish back-pannier basket]; 66/266, cowel [fish back-pannier basket]; 66/267, seedlip; 66/268, umbrella basket; 66/269, corn server [feeding basket]; 66/270, arch cage [pigeon basket]; duck basket; alligator basket; watercress flat., MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: Basket, PIGEON // Acc. No.: 66/270 // Group: LIVESTOCK. // Neg. no.: 60/7764–5 // Place of origin: Wiltshire. // Period in use: // DESCRIPTION // Materials: wood/White willow, wood & hardboard tray. // Shape and construction: Rectangular with 2” flow. Arched top. 8 bottom sticks. 4 corner posts. Stakes 12 & 17. Top sticks: 18. 1 fitch in sides & top. Small twisted carrying handle along top. Feeding tray either end. Perch rod. Wood & hardboard sliding tray in bottom. Border 5-beh. [behind] -2. // Dimensions: Bottom: 16” x 12”, Height sides: 13” to top of arch 18” // Use: For pigeons, living quarters. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: // Maker: Wm. [William] Shelley'

Salisbury

1965 - 1966

Wood, Wood, willow, white

Rural Industries Bureau (Agent)
Trust, Mr W. G. (Agent)
Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)
Leaver & Company