Object number
68/319
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Description
This potato basket was made by Mr Mulholland, a basketmaker and farmer from Aghalee in County Antrim, in 1967 from locally grown green willow, and has never been used. These baskets were used for harvesting potatoes in the fields in County Down (not Antrim). They used to also be used elsewhere but by the 1960s were going out of general use as they were replaced by plastic and wire containers. They took an hour to make. By 1967 Mr Mulholland was only making them on demand.
Physical description
1 basket: willow (brown)
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET, Potato (Mulholland) // Acc. No.: 68/319 // Group: HARVESTING Roots // Neg. no.: 60/9130 60/8691 // Place of origin: Co. Antrim. Northern Ireland // Period in use: Present. 1967 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Brown willow. // Shape and construction: A frame-type basket made on rim. 2 spales run together down to the middle & 4 more on either side. Randed. 2 twisted handles on the rim at the sides. Oval. // Dimensions: WT. [width of top] 17” LT. [length of top] 20 1/2” D. [depth] 8 1/2” // Use: For harvesting potatoes in the fields, mostly in Co. Down. Used to be in general use but is being replaced by plastic & wire. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: It takes an hour to make.'
Production place
Aghalee
Production date
1967 - 1967
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8691.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9130.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\68_319_cob.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\68_319_doc_01.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\68_319_doc_02.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\68_319_doc_03.tif - High resolution image
