64/64

This stable or feeding basket was made at the Royal London School for the Blind. It is a round basket, randed, made of cane, with a wide flow and two roped handles. Baskets such as these were used in the stables when feeding horses. The Royal London School for the Blind produced and supplied baskets of this type by order.

1 basket: cane

Pre-MERL list / description – '[insert] 64/63-69 [end insert] Coming from the ROYAL LONDON SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND. ['ROYAL LONDON SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND' underlined] // [insert] via Miss D. Wright [end insert] // 1.) Hawker's basket. ['Hawker's basket' underlined] Supplied by order to London Street flower sellers. [ink sketch] [insert] 64/63 [end insert] // 2.) Stable Basket. ['Stable basket' underlined] Cane [ink sketch] [insert] 64/64 [end insert] // 3.) Notched Plate Basket. ['Notched Plate Basket' underlined] Used on board ship for clean plates. [ink sketch] [insert] 64/65 [end insert] // 4.) Baker's Basket. ['Baker's Basket' underlined] ( modern version of the Pouch. [ink sketch] [insert] 64/66 [end insert] // 5.) 4-hole Winchester with slot. ['4-hole Winchester' underlined] Used on hospital wards (obsolete). [ink sketch] [insert] 64/67 [end insert] // 6.) 'Humper' or Dust Basket. [''Humper' or Dust Basket' underlined] Carried on the shoulder. Cane. [ink sketch] [insert] 64/68 [end insert] // 7.) Builder's Basket. ['Builder's Basket' underlined] Cane. [ink sketch] (the larger of the two with a body wale.) [insert] 64/69 [end insert].', MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: STABLE BASKET // Acc. No.: 64/64 // Group: LIVESTOCK. Horse feeding // Neg. no.: 60/5943 // Place of origin: Royal London Society for the Blind // Period in use: 1964 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Cane. // Shape and construction: round with a wide flow. Border 5-behind 2. Randed. 2 upright roped handles on the rim. // Dimensions: Top Diameter: 21” Bottom diam. 12” Height 12” BS. [number of bottom sticks] 6 1/2 St. [number of stakes] 25 // Use: For feeding horses // 23 h [height] x 52 dt [diameter top] x 30 db [diameter bottom]. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: See List of Sizes & Prices [Basketmakers’ Lists of Sizes and Prices of Work] 1865. p.41. Morland?'

Greater London [region]

1900-01-01 - 1949-12-31

Twentieth century, first half

Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)