Bird basket
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
380 x 290 mm; 310 mm (Length)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335695
Summary
Animal basket, oval shaped body with hinged caged door to front and lid with handle. Two pegs used to hold door closed. Loop handle. In notebook no.5, page 4 (1340945.5) Charles Wade refers to: 'Lace Room no.10 Wicker Basket for carrying the cat'. Wade has also included a detailed drawing of the basket and annotated it with dimensions.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 5 Second Floor, 1944, Page 4