Object number
64/206
Title
Lobster store, Crab store,
Creator
Description
This basketwork lobster and crab store was made by A. Hutchings and Sons of Beesands, Devon. It is made from locally grown red and green willow, directly after winter cutting, and cane. It is made of stakes which have been fitched and waled into a hemi-spherical shape and has a shallow funnel. It is the same design as a lobster pot, but larger and with no bait sticks. These baskets are used for keeping lobsters and crabs alive in the sea after they have been caught, and are common in the West Country and Wales.
Physical description
1 shellfish store basket: willow, cane
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: LOBSTER & CRAB STORE Hutchings // Acc. No.: 64/206 // Group: FISHING. SEA. // Neg. no.: 60/5921 // Place of origin: Beesands. Devon. // Period in use: Present. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Locally grown red & green willows used directly after winter cutting & a little cane. // Shape and construction: The same as the Lobster Pot (64/207) but larger. No bait sticks. The funnel is quite shallow. // Dimensions: Diam. funnel 9”. Diam. bottom: 42” Height inside 24” // Use: For keeping lobsters & crabs alive in the sea after catching. // Dialect names: // Distribution: West Country & Wales // Additional notes: For full description of construction & dialect words for the parts see Notebook I. p.3–6. // Illust. BS. series'
Production place
Beesands
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5921.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\64_206_cob.tif - High resolution image