"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