Inventarnummer
65/292
Beschreibung
This shopping basket was probably made in the Far East. It of the type used by fishmongers to transport and market fish, although the donor used it for personal shopping. It is a flat basket made of a piece of rush or reed matting roughly sewn together and turned, with hessian handles.
Physische Beschaffenheit
1 basket: rush or reed; hessian
Bestandsgeschichte
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (shopping) // Acc. No.: 65/292 // Group: PERSONAL USE // Neg. no.: 60/7187 // Place of origin: Foreign probably Far Eastern. // Period in use: Present time. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: A type of rush or reed. Hessian handles. // Shape and construction: A flat basket made of reed matting roughly sewn together & turned. // Dimensions: Height: 19” Length: 16” // Use: The owner used it for shopping. This type is sold by fishmongers for transport & marketing of fish – see 64/163. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
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Digitales Dokument
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7187.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\65_292_cob.tif - High resolution image
