Objektnummer
68/15
Ophav
Beskrivelse
This replica Roman money basket, or ‘fiscus’, was made by Charles Williams of the Royal London Society for the Blind. It is an oval basket with straight sides, made of white willow, with the back higher than the front. These baskets were used by Roman bankers to hold coins.
Fysisk beskrivelse
1 basket: willow
Arkivhistorik
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (Roman money, replica) // Acc. No.: 68/15 // Group: SOCIETY. GOVERNMENT // Neg. no.: 60/9037 // Place of origin: LONDON. Chas. [Charles] Williams. // Period in use: // DESCRIPTION // Materials: White willow. // Shape and construction: Higher at back than front. Straight sides. B.St. [number of bottom sticks] 4 1/2. St. [number of stakes] 15. Randed. 2 bottom wales. 1 top wale. Border 4 beh. [behind] 2. // Dimensions: WB. [width of bottom] 5” W.T. [width of top] 5 1/2” D [depth] front. 6” D. [depth] back 7 3/4” // Use: To hold coins. Used by bankers. Taken from a bas-relief in the Landsmuseum, Trier [Germany]. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: Not in the cat. Improbable shape. Not well made''
Produktionssted
Greater London [region]
Produktionsdato
1968
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9037.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\68_15_cob.tif - High resolution image
