Object number
96/104
Description
This is a small, finely made basket with a handle, made from chair seater's cane woven around another material which is possibly bamboo. It was almost certainly imported from the Far East, probably China or Japan.
Physical description
1 basket: good condition
Archival history
Visiting researcher note, Tim Johnson (basketmaker), 20 June 2014 – This basket is likely to be German in origin [previous recorders have identified it as Far Eastern]. This could be confirmed by the German Basket Museums (Deutsches Korbmuseum) in Michelau, near Lichtenfels., MERL Handwritten Accession Form (Museum of English Rural Life) – ‘Recorder: JMB // Date: 19.6.97 // Description: Small finely made basket with a handle. It may be made from fine bamboo wrapped with cane. // Dimensions: Height (total): 25.0 cm // Width: 12.0 cm Height: 10.0 cm // Associated information: This is almost certainly imported from the Far East, China or Japan.’
Production place
Far East
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Associated subject
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\Documents\Scans\96_104_doc_01.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\Documents\Scans\96_104_doc_02.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\Documents\Scans\96_104_doc_03.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\Documents\Scans\96_104_doc_04.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\Documents\Scans\96_104_doc_05.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16736.tif - High resolution image
