67/70

Cheese basket, from France, used for making and marketing cream cheese or ‘coeur de crème’. Made of white willow skein.
This cheese basket, from France, was used for making and marketing cream cheese or ‘coeur de crème’. It is a heart-shaped basket made of white willow skein, with open-work sides and base. It would have been lined with cheesecloth, and the curd pressed in and allowed to drain.

1 Basket (bread): wood: white willow; cane; good condition.

The Ann Mary Pilcher Collection of Victorian Baskets (67/60-94) was collected by Ann Mary Pilcher in 1957-1967, mostly from junk shops and stalls. Little history is known about any of them., MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (cheese, cream) // Acc. No.: 67/70 // Group: PROCESSING. MILK. CHEESE // Neg. no.: 60/8642 // Place of origin: FRANCE // Period in use: C. 1957–67. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: White willow skein. // Shape and construction: Heart shaped. Open side & bottom. Construction see J. Duchene. La Vannerie 1963. [Duchesne, R., Ferrand, H. & Thomas, J., ‘La Vannerie’. New Edition. Paris, J-B Bailliere et Fils, 1963] Vol. I. p.317. // Dimensions: WB. [width of bottom] 2 1/2” LB. [length of bottom] 2 1/2” D. [depth] 1 3/4” WT. [width of top] 3 1/2” L.T. [length of top] 3 1/4” BS. [number of bottom sticks] 6.1. St. [number of stakes] 30 // Use: For the making & marketing of cream cheese. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'

France

1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31

Early-twentieth century

Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)