Object number
68/92
Description
This basketwork bag, constructed like a small ‘frail’ or ‘flail’ basket, is made of plaited palm and bound with webbing. The webbing goes around the basket and lid and forms two handles, one of which goes through a slit in the lid. A stick would have been pushed through the handles so that it could be carried over the shoulder. It was made in Devon or Cornwall, where it was known as a ‘grub bag’, and was used until c. 1900 by farm workers in that area to carry their food.
Physical description
1 bag: plaited reed
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: Bag (reed) // Acc. No.: 68/92 // Group: PERSONAL USE. // Neg. no.: 60/9038 // Place of origin: Devon. Material is Near Eastern. // Period in use: // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Plaited palm. Bound with webbing. // Shape and construction: Like a small frail. Webbing goes right round basket & lid. Handles webbing going round the belly of the basket & forming 2 handles, one of wh. [which] goes through a slit in the lid. // Dimensions: D [depth]: 10”. W [width]. 12” // Use: Unknown. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
Production place
South West England [region]
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9038.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\68_192_cob.tif - High resolution image
