[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
2006/54
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]
Swill basket,
[nb-NO]Creator[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This oak swill basket was made in 2006 by Owen Jones of High Nibthwaite, Cumbria, the last professional swill basket maker. The swill basket is a strong, lightweight basket used for a variety of purposes, such as gathering potatoes and sowing seed. It is made of thin strips of woven oak. The oak is split into inch square sections and boiled, before being torn or ‘rived’ into thin strips which are then dressed by scraping with a knife to prepare them for weaving.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
swill basket: woven oak; chestnut rim or boule
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: BASKET // Accession number: 2006/54 // … // Recorder: WAP // Date: 25th Sept. ‘06 // Description: 1 Oak swill basket // Dimensions: 57 x 47 x 23 cms (length x width x depth) // Associated information: Purchased from Own Jones, maker, during filming of the basket making process at High Nibthwaite, 13/7/2006. // See films & additional information in the [Rural Crafts Take Ten] project archive.’
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
High Nibthwaite
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
2006 - 2006
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
