Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2015.048.009 |
Object Name |
Basket, Carrying |
Title |
Wicker Carrying Basket |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
A wicker carrying basket (might have been a market basket), with a braided top rim and a twist wicker solid handle. |
Provenance |
Unknown maker. Owned and used by the Hugh and Jane McKay family, who farmed in the Annan area one mile north of Leith in Sydenham Township at Concession ___, Lot ____. It was likely used by Jane or one of her daughters. One of the McKay sons was Donald Gordon (Doug) McKay (b. 1899) and he farmed at the same property. In the late 1930s, the McKays farmed at RR#1 Owen Sound (Annan / Leith area) and in 1940 Doug McKay and his family moved to a farm at RR#5 Owen Sound (Derby Township). His daughter, Donna McKay-Mills, inherited the item. |
Collection |
Personal Gear |
Material |
Wicker/Finish |
Dimensions |
H-45 W-39 L-28.3 cm |
Found |
Leith, Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
McKay, Hugh |
Subjects |
Baskets Shopping |
Function |
This basket belonged to someone in a farming family and was used in the Leith area of Grey County. Its size suggests that it would have been useful as a shopping basket, or perhaps an egg gathering basket. |