Baskets Collection

Womens Institute activities during the First World War, making jam and wicker baskets to help with the war effort. 1915

East Looe Quay, Cornwall. 1904
Two schooners can be seen tied up along the quay, the Mary of Glasgow and Priscilla. On the right a line of railway trucks full of coal from the Liskeard and Looe Railway. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Welsh Girls in Traditional Costume 1908
A group of seven Welsh girls in traditional costume. One of them holds a large doll on her lap, and three are holding baskets

Dogs - Couple of Jack Russell Dogs in basket on bike
ME-1636 Dogs - Couple of Jack Russell Dogs in basket on bike Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

German Short-haired Pointer Dog
JD-15672 German Short-haired Pointer Dog John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

J D McFarland mobile butcher seen here trading in the suburbs of Glasgow, 27th April 1955

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, five puppies in basket, one with tricolour and the others with blenheim coat

Fishing, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Tucking pilchards off St Ives. Close up of fish and fishermen. Group of onlookers in the background. This picture was used by A.K. Hamilton in the book Cornwall and its People. Photographer: Unknown

Three cockle women of Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Three cockle women of South Wales, in a posed photograph. They are probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Dog - Yorkshire Terrier in bicycle basket
ME-2473 Dog - Yorkshire Terrier in bicycle basket Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hop Picking in Kent - Boughton District Date: 1907

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Large fig factory
The scale of the fig industry at Izmir is demonstrated in this postcard showing a huge warehouse with a multitude of baskets and workers

Dog - Long haired Chihuahua puppy
LA-3740 Dog - Long haired Chihuahua puppy Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Border Terrier Dog In basket on bicycle
JD-17121e DOG - Border Terrier in bicycle basket John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Miniature Long-haired Dachshund Dog - puppies in basket
JD-16338 Miniature Long-haired Dachshund / Teckel Dog - puppies in basket Also know as Doxie / Doxies in the US John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Oyster Catch / Whitstable
Oysters, found to be a valuable remedy for the influenza epidemic, are sorted and packed by fishermen in Whitstable, Kent, for distribution to the hospitals

Carts and boxes full of fruit and vegetables in Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market. A sign giving directions to St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London, is seen on the building

Picture No. 10750165
CAT - Wicker carrying basket. Date:

Golden Retriever Dog JD 9377E Puppy in laundry basket © John Daniels / ardea. com
JD-9377e Golden Retriever Dog Puppy in laundry basket John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Cotton weavers at their looms, Preston, Lancashire
Women operating cotton weaving looms at the works of Messrs Horrockses, Crewdson and Co Ltd of Preston, Lancashire

Smithfield Market 1870
The arrival of an early meat train at Smithfield Market in London: porters unload and move baskets and crates

Town of Saint Martin, Ile de Re, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Bakers sign, St. Malo, Brittany, France, Europe

Dog JPF 6722 Poodle toy puppies © Jean-Paul Ferrero / ARDEA LONDON
JPF-6722 Dog - Poodle toy puppies in basket Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dog. Pomeranian puppy (10 weeks old)
JD-20400 Dog. Pomeranian puppy (10 weeks old) John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

West Highland White Terrier Dog - in basket on bicycle
JD-16952e DOG - West Highland White Terrier - in bicycle basket John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dogs - Pug and Jack Russell in basket
ME-1642 Dogs - Pug and Jack Russell in basket Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cat - Persian kittens
LA-3972 Cat - Persian kittens Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cat - Maine Coon - group of seven kittens in basket
LA-3845 Cat - Maine Coon - group of seven kittens in basket Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Jack Russell Terrier Dog - in cage
JD-18482 DOG - Jack Russell Terrier in Dog Cage John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dog - Jack Russell Terrier - four puppies in basket
LA-2087 Dog - Jack Russell Terrier - four puppies in basket Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hereford Industrial School Basket Making
Boys sitting making baskets at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s

Picture No. 11050375
Dog Jack Russell Terrier puppy in basket biting teddy bear Date:

Poster depicting cocoa pod gathering
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board depicting the gathering of cocoa pods

Aberdeen Fish Market
Two market traders walk through Aberdeen Fish Market, Scotland, where thousands of fresh fish are set out in crates and wicker baskets

Dog - Apricot Poodle in basket with flowers
LA-4894 Dog - Apricot Poodle in basket with flowers Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dog - short-haired chihuahua in studio in dog bed wearing pink top
LA-7277 Dog - short-haired chihuahua in studio in dog bed wearing pink top Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dog. Bearded Collie puppy in basket
JD-22290 Dog. Bearded Collie puppy in basket John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Window Gardening
A Victorian woman sits in a comfortable armchair reading a book, proud of her verdant display of plants decorating a large window

Frome Market 1930S
Well-dressed ladies carrying heavy wicker baskets of shopping, next to the fruit and vegetable stall at Frome farmers market, Somerset, England

Porter with Mount Meru in background, Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Dog - Shih Tzu in basket with toy
ME-1638 Dog - Shih Tzu in basket with toy Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Siamese Cats
LA-3886 Siamese Cats Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sorting Post 1930S
One of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush

Cat - Ragdoll Kitten sitting in basket
LA-2758 Cat - Ragdoll Kitten sitting in basket Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Golden Retriever - puppy in laundry basket, with towels
JD-9386e Golden Retriever - puppy in laundry basket, with towels John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Borough Market 1870
A busy day at the Borough food market

Champion Basket Carrier
A champion basket carrier steals the show at Covent Garden Market, London

Four Japanese women amid bamboo with a young child
Four Japanese women stand amid bamboo with a young child seated in the front and surrounded by hanging baskets of food and Japanese flags and figurines

Guinea Pig - in studio in pink raffia basket
LA-5623 Guinea Pig - in studio in pink raffia basket Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sorting Post 1930S
A postal worker at the General Post Office (GPO), at Mount Pleasant, north London, sorts out parcels on a conveyor belt in the warehouse

Covent Garden Market
COVENT GARDEN Early morning; a 21 year-old chap (Alfred John Lewis) in a flat cap, stands surrounded by baskets and crates of apples, fruit and vegetables

The Harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall. 1890
View of the harbour at low tide with a group of fishing boats. In the foreground on the quay, a man and woman sit on an upturned rowing boat

Africa, Senegal, Dakar. Handmade baskets on sale on the road towards Saint Louis

Pilchard seining, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Panoramic view of pilchards being gathered by the seining method and then tucked into nets off Porthminster. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton

Dog - Golden Retriever - puppy in basket
JD-9418 Dog - Golden Retriever - puppy in basket John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Poster, Connemara, Great Southern Railways, Ireland
Poster, Connemara, The Old Bog Road, Great Southern Railways, Ireland. Date: circa 1920

The Fly pilchard cellar, Newquay, Cornwall. Around 1900
The interior of the Fly fish cellar with a group of fishermen. Photographer: Ennor

Picture No. 11066532
Dog Beagle puppy. in basket with teddy bears. Date:

Japanese Pearl Divers Date: circa 1930s

A cockle woman of Pembrokeshire, South Wales
An elderly cockle woman of South Wales, in a posed photograph with a painted backdrop behind her. She is probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed

CHICKEN - Chick in basket
ME-585 CHICKEN - Chick in basket Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dog and Cats - Three kittens and a puppy sitting in basket
JD-19124 Dog and Cats - Three kittens and a puppy sitting in basket John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Basket Making, Gawleys Gate. Loch Neagh
Basket Making, Gawleys Gate. L. Neagh - a view of three men outside making baskets. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Vietnam - Children working as porters - Saigon
Vietnam - Children working as porters - at a Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) market. Date: circa 1910s

Noonday, Granada
This painting shows a busy street corner of Granada, a city in Andalusia, southern Spain, with men and women carrying shopping baskets and a white packhorse stood on the right. Date: circa 1915

Two Rabbits, infants, peeking out of wicker basket, portrait

Pulling the Hops - Hop Pickers - West Malling, Kent. Date: 1938

Housewives in search of a bargin at the Premier supermarket in North Finchley. 20th June 1959

Gathering Plums, 1901, (c1930). Creator: Henry Herbert la Thangue
Gathering Plums, 1901, (c1930). A young woman and boy fill baskets with fallen fruit in an orchard with a stream running through it. Painting in the Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

The Flower Market - Nice, France (see: 10438642). Date: circa 1910s

A succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields Manure
A succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields Special Potato Manure - George Hadfield & Co. Ltd. (Established 1820) - Bone, fertilizer & Vitriol Works, Liverpool. Date: circa 1910s

Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943

Collecting Eggs at Flamborough Head
Collecting seagulls eggs at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. A traditional practice for farmers whose land adjoined the cliff edge

Jolly Grape Pickers
A grinning group of grape pickers pose for the camera in a vineyard in Champagne, France. Date: early 1930s

London Life - A Flower Seller in Piccadilly Circus Date: circa 1940

Woman selling Mangoes on the street - Dakar, Senegal
Moorish Woman selling Mangoes on the street - Dakar, Senegal Date: circa 1950s

Market Reports Series - Country Ducks arriving
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Country Ducks arrived in excellent condition. Date: 1903

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"Baskets: A Timeless Symbol of Tradition, Utility, and Companionship" From the Women's Institute activities during the First World War to Welsh girls in traditional costume in 1908, they have played a significant role throughout history. They have been witness to countless heartwarming moments and served as carriers of precious cargo. Imagine a couple of Jack Russell dogs happily nestled in a basket on a bike or adorable miniature long-haired Dachshund puppies playfully peeking out from their cozy basket. They have always provided comfort and security for our beloved pets. In coastal towns like Whitstable, oyster catchers relied on sturdy baskets to collect their bountiful harvests from the sea. Similarly, three cockle women from Pembrokeshire showcased their strength and resilience as they carried heavy loads using these versatile containers. Even our furry friends enjoy the convenience of baskets. Whether it's a border terrier dog enjoying a leisurely ride on a bicycle or an elegant German short-haired pointer taking in the scenery, these loyal companions find solace within these woven havens. It also hold precious memories. Picture five adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies snuggled together in one basket, each with its unique tricolour markings. These images capture pure joy and innocence that will be cherished forever. Travel back to early 1900s St Ives, Cornwall - fishing boats returning with their day's catch neatly arranged in baskets; Borough Market bustling with activity as vendors proudly display their goods within woven vessels. They were not only practical but also added charm to everyday life. And let us not forget about our pint-sized pals. A Yorkshire Terrier perched comfortably inside a bicycle basket is an endearing sight that brings smiles wherever it goes. Whether used for work or pleasure, they can more than just utilitarian objects - they embody tradition, nostalgia, and companionship. They remind us of simpler times and the beauty found in everyday moments.