Object number
70/227/1-3
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Description
These three pieces of miniature basketwork furniture - two chairs and a settee - were made by Winifred Garrett and Mary Thornton for sale in the Newstead Craftworkers Shop in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria. Each one is made of No. 1 pulp cane and has a hollow base and a curved back which forms arms at each side.
Physical description
2 miniature chairs and 1 miniature settee: cane
Archival history
This collection of seventeen miniature baskets (70/225–75/230) was made by Winifred Garrett and Mary Thornton for sale in the Newstead Craftworkers Shop in Grange-over-Sands and also for the illustration of their book ‘Canework for the Doll’s House’, Dryad 1970. They were given to Dorothy Wright who donated them to the Museum. The collection consists of two chairs, one sofa, three dolls hats, two dogs basket, a cradle, a work basket and seven miscellaneous shopping and flower baskets, all in miniature.
Production place
Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands
Production date
1969 - 1969
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10366.tif - High resolution image