Work basket
(1880-1890)
Medium
cane, metal, silk
Measurements
(a) 9.0 × 22.0 × 16.0 cm (work basket)
(b) 10.0 × 4.0 × 0.3 cm (scissors)
(c) 5.0 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm (needle case)
(d) 2.5 × 1.0 × 0.7 cm (needle case lid)
(e) 8.0 × 1.5 × 0.6 cm (stiletto)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss H. Clark, 1976
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Accession Number
D132.a-e-1976
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Black finely woven cane, lid edge is woven with a coarser cane coloured gold. Fastened with metal pinchfastening. Two hands at side and one on lid. Basket lined with green/gold quilted satin, two pockets and trimmed with blue/green, red, gold braid. Basket contains scissors, needlecase, packet of needles.