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William Shelley (Manufacturer)

This umbrella basket was made for the Museum in 1965–1966 by William Shelley of Salisbury, Wiltshire. It is a long, narrow, funnel-shaped basket made of buff willow with leather straps and metal buckles. These types of baskets were designed to be strapped to a horse-drawn trap or carriage, or to a pram, to carry umbrellas.

1 umbrella basket: willow, leather, metal

This is one of thirteen baskets ordered from William Shelley on 17 June 1965. The list of orders is as follows: 66/261, yard of butter; 66/262, doctor’s basket [specimen bottle basket]; 66/263, round fowl cage [poultry travelling basket]; 66/264, egg cage [egg basket]; 66/265, cowel [fish back-pannier basket]; 66/266, cowel [fish back-pannier basket]; 66/267, seedlip; 66/268, umbrella basket; 66/269, corn server [feeding basket]; 66/270, arch cage [pigeon basket]; duck basket; alligator basket; watercress flat., MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: UMBRELLA BASKET // Acc. No.: 66/268 // Group: PERSONAL USE // Neg. no.: 60/7787 // Place of origin: Wiltshire // Period in use: // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Buff willow. 2 straps leather. Metal buckles. // Shape and construction: A long narrow funnel closed at the bottom. This has a base with 4 bottom sticks & 14 stakes. Fine randed with 2 holes for straps top & bottom. It tapers slightly for 20 1/2” then flows more quickly with 4-behind-1 border. 5 rounds upset. 9 rounds pairing after top strap-holes. // Dimensions: Height 23” Diam. bottom: 3 1/2” Diam. top: 5” // Use: For strapping to a trap or other horse-drawn vehicle to carry umbrellas, or for a perambulator. // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'

Salisbury

1965 - 1966

Wood, willow, Leather, Metal

Rural Industries Bureau (Agent)
Trust, Mr W. G. (Agent)
Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)
Leaver & Company