93/8

This is a small circular basket with shallow sides and no handle, for general domestic use. It is made from fine buff willow. It came from the Lawrence family who lived at the donor's home until the 1970s.

1 basket: willow; small

MERL ‘Stakeholders’ recording form, December 2013 – Object number: 93/8 // Name of recorder: Sue Kirk and Angie Tavernor // General construction method: Stake and strand // Overall shape: Round, shallow // Materials: Fine buff willow. 4-foot base stakes, 3-foot weavers, 2-foot weavers in places. // Base: 7 x 7 4-foot base stakes. Slath tied in once, then goes straight into 14 pairs of base stakes. Pairing with fine rods. // Sides: Very thin side stakes x 28. 2-foot buff willow. 4-rod wale, start with tips, one set in and in front of 2 behind 2. 6.5cm high. // Border: 3 rod behind 2 border. Very fine. Damaged. // Handles: N/A // Lid: N/A // Dimensions: Base 20cm. Top 25cm. Height 6.5 cm // Anything else to note about this particular basket: [sketch of base] Well-made and well-used. Two diagonal corners in base used together to form a pair. Very fine willow. 2-foot side stakes. Possibly not black maul, more likely to be a finer willow. // Anything else to note about this type of basket: –, MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: BASKET // Accession number: 93/8 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 11.8.93 // Description: Small shallow circular basket made of woven willow (?) // Dimensions: Diameter: 25.0 cm Depth: 7.0 cm // Associated information: This basket came from the home of the Lawrence family see 93/5 // Use not known.’

Lawrence, Dorothy ()
Kirk, Sue (Recorder)
Tavernor, Angie (Recorder)