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William Shelley (Manufacturer)

This is a specimen bottle basket made for the Museum in 1965–1966 by William Shelley of Salisbury, Wiltshire. It is fine-randed rectangular basket with straight sides, made of white willow. It has a foot, a skein handle, and two lids which are fastened with a hasp, noose and pegs. These baskets were used by doctors on their rounds for carrying sample bottles of specimens.

1 basket: white willow

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 (specimen bottle) // Acc. No.: 66/262 // Group: TRADES & PROFESSIONS. DOCTOR // Neg. no.: 60/7748 // Place of origin: Wiltshire // Period in use: // DESCRIPTION // Materials: White willow // Maker: Wm. [William] Shelley // Shape and construction: Rectangular. Fine randed, with 2 covers, skein handle & foot. Closed with hasp & noose & pegs. Border: 4-behind-2. Straight sides. // Dimensions: Length 12 1/2” Width: 8” Height: 7” // Use: For taking sample bottles of specimens on his rounds. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: {From the 1865 list D.W. [Dorothy Wright]}'

Salisbury

1965 - 1966

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