Object number
90/5
Title
Chip basket,
Description
Basket or 'chip' used for marketing fruit or vegetables. Made of woven spale held together with metal staples. Found in a shed in Reading.
This basket was probably used for marketing fruit or vegetables. It is made of woven spale held together with metal staples, and has a metal handle. This type of basket is known as a 'chip'. The donor found it in her garden shed in Reading, Berkshire.
Physical description
1 basket: wood; metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 18.7.90 // Description: Basket made of woven spale held together by metal staples and with a metal handle. // Dimensions: Length: 35.0 cm Width: 19.0 cm Depth: 12.0 cm Height with handle: 19.0 cm // Associated information: Found in the garden shed at the above address.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15682.tif - High resolution image
