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Dorothy Wright (Manufacturer)

This sewing basket was made by Dorothy Wright. It is round, bellied basket with a trunk lid, and is made of centre cane and buff willow, with a leather handle. It was designed to demonstrate the possibility of using willow with cane to give strength and richness of texture when worked by amateurs in conditions where the normal use of willow was not possible.

1 sewing basket: wood (cane and buff willow); fair condition.

This actual basket is reproduced in "Baskets and Basketry", D. Wright, Batsford, 1959, plate 154 and page 101., MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (Sewing) // Acc. No.: 67/9 // Group: CRAFTS: TEXTILE: clothing sewing // Neg. no.: 60/9021, 60/8845 // Place of origin: LONDON // Period in use: 1958 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Centre cane, buff willow. Leather. // Maker: Dorothy Wright // Shape and construction: Round, bellied, with a trunk cover. The main material of stakes & weaving is cane, bottom & cover sticks & liners in buff willow. Handle a loop of natural calf. // Dimensions: W.B. [width of bottom] 5 1/4” D. [depth] 5 1/2” W.T. [width of top] 7” Total D. [depth] 7 1/2” Handle 1” x 8” // Use: For sewing // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: Ref. category: printed book. Source Baskets & Basketry Dorothy Wright. Batsford. 1959. p 101–2 & Plate 154'

Greater London [region]

1958 - 1958

Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)