Basket
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, plastic, cane, string, metal, cord, card, paper and textile
Measurements
250 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire (Accredited Museum)
On show at
Not on show
NT 939621
Summary
Circular basket with lid adorned with colourful wooden and plastic beads and embellishments attached by string (many detached). The basket contains a miscellaneous assortment of items including a piece of jigaw, some of the detached beads, the lid of a needle/pin case, lengths of cord, a safety pin, etc. Also contains a postcard and envelope; the postcard, printed in black one side, reads '... Entrance Hall / 1 Langham Room / 3 Lady Jane's Sitting Room / 4 Butler's Pantry' (handwritten in pencil).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
... Entrance Hall / 1 Langham Room / 3 Lady Jane's Sitting Room / 4 Butler's Pantry (handwritten in pencil)