Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1955.006.003 |
Object Name |
Basket, Household |
Title |
Straw Cornucopia |
Lexicon category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
Date |
1850 |
Year Range from |
1826 |
Year Range to |
1850 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
England, United Kingdom |
Description |
Straw cornucopia or "horn of plenty" on wheels. |
Provenance |
Brought from England, ended up in Grey County c. 1955. Last owned by Jean E. Cook of Owen Sound (her grandmother had emigrated from England). |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Straw/Wire? |
Dimensions |
W-10 L-20.5 D-15.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Cook, Jean |
Subjects |
Baskets Cornucopias Straw industries |
Search Terms |
Victorian |
Function |
This item was intended to be sat on a table surface, and likely only had a decorative purpose. Cornucopias symbolize an abundance of food, a harvest theme, and usually are depicted filled with fruit and flowers or vegetables. The straw-work of this item would have been done by hand. |