Object number
70/111
Description
Basket with curved sides, made of whole and skeined buff willow. From before 1925 and used it for general carrying and as a storage container.
This is an oval basket with curved sides, made of fine whole and skeined buff willow. It has a handle running lengthways, and a rope-effect border. It originally belonged to the donor’s grandmother, who purchased it some time before 1925 and used it for general carrying and as a storage container.
Physical description
1 basket: willow; buff willow and skeined buff willow; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Stakeholders’ recording form, December 2013 – Object number: 70/111 // Name of recorder: Hilary Burns and Sarah Le Breton // General construction method: Stake and strand // Overall shape: Oval, slightly curved // Materials: Buff willow & skeined buff willow // Base: Long oval, 4 long sticks and 8 short sticks, 2 sets of pairs and 4 singles. Middle section wrapped. Base entirely rounded. Single band of pairing around edge. // Sides: 41 stakes. Odd number of stakes to achieve slewing. 4 rod wale – 2 sets starting with butts. 3-rod slew, followed by 2 rows of 3-rod wale. // Border: Rope border – English-type and not continental. 2 sets of roping, each one going in front of 1 stake along. // Handles: Lengthways handle. Standard English-type handle wrapped over a handle bow. // Lid: No lid. // Dimensions: Length 390mm. Height 280mm from inside of basket to top of handle. Width at top 220mm. Width at base 160mm. // Anything else to note about this particular basket: Fine willow (possibly 3-foot rods), delicate work. For carrying light items. Decorative basket. Shopping. Has been varnished. // Anything else to note about this type of basket: –
Production date
1925
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9977.tif - High resolution image
