Номер объекта
64/209
Название
Cockle pad,
Описание
This is a 'cockle pad', a basket used for transporting and marketing cockles, which was probably made on the east coat of Britain. It is a round basket made of brown willow with two roped handles and originally had a lid (now missing).
Физическое описание
1 basket: willow (brown)
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>9. <B>Cockle pad</B><P>Used by those who made a living from gathering and selling cockles. The cockle pad would have been packed and dispatched to market where the cockles were regularly sold. This example is thought to originate from the east coast of Britain.<P>64/209</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Архивная история
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: COCKLE PAD // Acc. No.: 64/209 // Group: MARKETING // Neg. no.: 60/5933 // Place of origin: Probably East Coast. Sent to Brixham. Devon. // Period in use: Present. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Brown willow. // Shape and construction: Round basket. Coarse slewing. 3-behind-1 border. 2 roped handle on the border. Lid missing. This has no border & is tied on with string. // Dimensions: Height 13” Diam. top: 15 1/2” Diam. bottom: 10” // Use: For transport & marketing of cockles. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: see Notebook I. p.14. // one in Brixham Museum.', MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: Basket (cockle) // Acc. No.: 64/209 // Group: Marketing // Neg. no.: 60/5933 // Place of origin: Brixham (prob. made E. Coast) // Period in use: 1964 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Brown willow. // Shape and construction: Round. Coarsely made. 1 round upsett. B.S. 5 1/2. St.19. Sides slewed. Border. 3 beh 2. 2 twisted handles. Cover lost. // Dimensions: WB. [width of bottom] 10” WT. [width of top] 14” D. [depth] 13” // Use: Carriage of cockles to market. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5933.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\64_209_cob_01.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\64_209_cob_02.tif - High resolution image