97/95

Dorothy Wright (Manufacturer)

This basket, which was probably used to serve fruit, was almost certainly made by Dorothy Wright. It is a round flat basket made from coiled cane, with a row of decorative loops along the side. There is a round ring on the base for it to stand on.

1 basket: cane; good condition

97/90-97/101 were part of the 'DIX/Wright' Collection of Baskets at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. The Collection had 51 baskets in total, 12 of which were transferred to MERL in 1997. A list from the Pitt Rivers states that all of the baskets appear to have been made by Dorothy Wright, some to illustrate her 'Complete Book of Baskets and Basketry.' A note also says 'Pitt Rivers part of the collection has accession number 1997.11'., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: BASKET – Cane // Accession number: 97/95 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 16.7.99 // Description: Round flat basket made from coiled cane with decorative row of loops along the side. It has a round ring base to stand on. // Dimensions: Height: 6.0 cm // Diameter (top): 21.0 cm // Associated information: Probably made by Dorothy Wright // See Acc. sheet 97/90 for other information’

Greater London [region]