Port & River — 1940-1965
Basket, cargo basket
Dockworkers used a range of specialist equipment to offload cargoes from ship to quayside. This basket was used to transport loose, light cargoes including esparto grass. Imported from the Mediterranean, esparto grass was used to make high quality paper.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK87.114/36
- Object name:
- basket, cargo basket
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1940-1965
- Material:
natural fibre (unidentified), basketmaking
- Measurements/duration:
- H 900 mm, L 1510 mm, D 1050 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- London Museum Docklands: Warehouse One Gallery
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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