[MR] Baskets, chests

[Jeffrey Johnson]

With respect to the willow hampers: There are woven baskets aplenty in art
and a few surviving examples. Almost all I've seen are round/oval, though.

Material-wise, willow is great.

Is it necessary that your feastgear container be a box? Chests are...
impractical. A decent-looking one is often heavy and expensive and probably
not what people would have used in the 15th century for toting the small
amount of goods most take to a feast. Simple woven baskets are far lighter,
easier to carry and very easy to find at reasonable prices. Karen (of
course) has links to examples: http://www.larsdatter.com/baskets.htm

Lest anyone think I'm biased against chests; I'm a woodworker. ;)

Jeff Johnson/Geoffrey Bourertte OL

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Garth G. Groff <ggg9y at virginia.edu> wrote:

>
> Yesterday I was looking at some willow hampers with separate tops at World
> Market. Can anyone comment on whether something like this would be
> appropriate for the late 15th century?
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Mungo Napier, Archer of Mallard Lodge
> (mka Garth Groff)
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