Object number
77/300
Description
Nothing is known of the origin of this white willow oval basket with sloping sides. It has no handles and would have been carried under the arm.
Physical description
1 basket: willow
Archival history
MERL ‘Stakeholders’ recording form, December 2013 – Object number: 77/300 // Name of recorder: Bunty Ball and John Page // General construction method: Stake and strand // Overall shape: Oval // Materials: White willow // Base: English base. Main rods on the base become side stakes or bye-stakes. Ended in pairing. // Sides: Slewed (4-rod) // Border: Behind 1 in front of 2. // Handles: No handles // Lid: No lid // Dimensions: Top 34cm wide x 64cm long. Height 27cm. Base 29cm wide x 52cm long. // Anything else to note about this particular basket: Signs of wear on the base rods and on some of the thick rods of the base. // Anything else to note about this type of basket: This method of construction was used by Jack West of Guildford but there is no evidence that this is one of his baskets.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13900.tif - High resolution image
