N° d'objet
70/227/1-3
Créateur
Description
These three pieces of miniature basketwork furniture - two chairs and a settee - were made by Winifred Garrett and Mary Thornton for sale in the Newstead Craftworkers Shop in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria. Each one is made of No. 1 pulp cane and has a hollow base and a curved back which forms arms at each side.
Description physique
2 miniature chairs and 1 miniature settee: cane
Historique d'archive
This collection of seventeen miniature baskets (70/225–75/230) was made by Winifred Garrett and Mary Thornton for sale in the Newstead Craftworkers Shop in Grange-over-Sands and also for the illustration of their book ‘Canework for the Doll’s House’, Dryad 1970. They were given to Dorothy Wright who donated them to the Museum. The collection consists of two chairs, one sofa, three dolls hats, two dogs basket, a cradle, a work basket and seven miscellaneous shopping and flower baskets, all in miniature.
Lieu de création
Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands
Date
1969 - 1969
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Technique
Document électronique
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