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"Lilly Basket"

Date
1865 - 1890
Artist/Maker
Belleek Pottery
Place
[Belleek, Co. Fermanagh]
Technique
Manufactured
Dimensions
Length: 0.246cm
Width: 0.233cm
Height: 0.092cm
Caption
Belleek Pottery is known world-wide for its manufacture of beautifully crafted baskets. The skill was first imported from the Staffordshire Potteries. The manufacturing technique is extremely complex. This example is a three-stranded basket with lily decoration, made during the period 1865-1890.
Credit
Purchased with assistance from the Northern Ireland Museums Council and the Museum Friends
Object number
FCM_2005_017