Numero oggetto
66/277
Descrizione
This watercress basket, known as a ‘half-pad’ in Surrey and a ‘half-flat’ in Essex, was used to collect watercress from the beds and send it to market. It was used by R. Coe and Sons, a family firm of watercress growers in Gomshall and Abinger Hammer, Surrey. Watercress baskets like these were superseded by chip baskets. This basket is coarsely made of brown willow and wire. It is rectangular in shape, with a slightly domed lid, and has a twisted handle at each end and two finger holes in the front.
Descrizione fisica
1 basket with lid: willow, metal
Storico archivio
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: Basket (watercress) (unknown maker) // Acc. No.: 66/277 // Group: MARKETING. Vegetables // Neg. no.: 60/7892 60/9974 // Place of origin: Essex // Period in use: Still in use. Pre-1900 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Brown willow. Wire // Shape and construction: Oblong hamper coarsely made. Bottom: 5 sticks. Sides: 6 & 8 stakes = 28. Border: 4-beh [behind]-2. Slewed. Twisted handle each end. 2 finger-holes in front. Cover: Made on a wire frame. 4 sticks. Randed. Slightly domed. // Dimensions: 12” wide. 16” long. 7” deep. // Use: At Abinger Hammer, Surrey for dispatch of watercress to market. Returnable. // Dialect names: “1/2-FLAT” in Surrey “1/2-PAD” in Essex // Distribution: General in the past. // Additional notes: Now superseded by chip baskets.'
Data
1966
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Tecnica
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7892.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\66_277_cob.tif - High resolution image