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97/101
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This round basket was almost certainly made by Dorothy Wright. It is made of coiled straw bound with cane.
This round basket was almost certainly made by Dorothy Wright. It is made of coiled straw bound with cane.
Physical description
1 straw basket: straw and cane; good condition
Archival history
97/90-97/101 were part of the 'DIX/Wright' Collection of Baskets at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. The Collection had 51 baskets in total, 12 of which were transferred to MERL in 1997. A list from the Pitt Rivers states that all of the baskets appear to have been made by Dorothy Wright, some to illustrate her 'Complete Book of Baskets and Basketry.' A note also says 'Pitt Rivers part of the collection has accession number 1997.11'., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: STRAW BASKET // Accession number: 97/101 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 14.7.99 // Description: Round basket made of coiled straw bound with cane // Dimensions: Height: 7.0 cm // Diameter (top): 20.0 cm // Associated information: Probably made by Dorothy Wright // See Acc. sheet 97/90 for other information’
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Greater London [region]
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