Numero oggetto
64/160
Creatore
Descrizione
This double-ended basketwork egg cup is made of white willow. It was made during World War II by A. E. Taylor, a hamper-maker, when china was unavailable.
Descrizione fisica
1 egg cup: willow
Storico archivio
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: EGG-CUP (basketwork) // Acc. No.: 64/160 // Group: DOMESTIC. Serving food // Neg. no.: 60/6006 // Place of origin: London. // Period in use: c. 1941–45 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: White willow // Maker: A. E. Taylor // Shape and construction: 2 cones in one piece. A reversible cup. Border 3 beh. [behind] 1. // Dimensions: 4” high. 2” across the cups. 10 st. [stakes] // Use: Made by a hamper maker aged 92 – in 1965 – when china was unobtainable in the 2nd world war. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
Data
1939-09-01 - 1945-09-02
Periodo di produzione
Second World War
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Tecnica
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6006.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\64_160_cob.tif - High resolution image
