67/70

This cheese basket, from France, was used for making and marketing cream cheese or ‘coeur de crème’. It is a heart-shaped basket made of white willow skein, with open-work sides and base. It would have been lined with cheesecloth, and the curd pressed in and allowed to drain.

1 Basket (bread): wood: white willow; cane; good condition.

The Ann Mary Pilcher Collection of Victorian Baskets (67/60-94) was collected by Ann Mary Pilcher in 1957-1967, mostly from junk shops and stalls. Little history is known about any of them., MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (cheese, cream) // Acc. No.: 67/70 // Group: PROCESSING. MILK. CHEESE // Neg. no.: 60/8642 // Place of origin: FRANCE // Period in use: C. 1957–67. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: White willow skein. // Shape and construction: Heart shaped. Open side & bottom. Construction see J. Duchene. La Vannerie 1963. [Duchesne, R., Ferrand, H. & Thomas, J., ‘La Vannerie’. New Edition. Paris, J-B Bailliere et Fils, 1963] Vol. I. p.317. // Dimensions: WB. [width of bottom] 2 1/2” LB. [length of bottom] 2 1/2” D. [depth] 1 3/4” WT. [width of top] 3 1/2” L.T. [length of top] 3 1/4” BS. [number of bottom sticks] 6.1. St. [number of stakes] 30 // Use: For the making & marketing of cream cheese. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'

France

1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31

Early-twentieth century

Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)