64/209

Cockle pad,

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).

1 basket: willow (brown)

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:'

Brixham Museum (Agent)
Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)