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Some hampers containing tea, coffee, or cocoa might also include a cup and saucer, often seasonally themed or personalized. Luxury hampers may also contain high-end items such as tins of caviar or small bottles of wine. A "fresh hamper" contains perishable items such as fruits, baked goods, or flowers.
A traditional picnic hamper is made of woven wicker. While the basic concept of a picnic basket is quite simple, some picnic baskets sold by gourmet stores are quite large and elaborate, [ 2 ] with insulated compartments to hold hot and cold foods, and dishware including wine glasses and porcelain plates which are secured in pockets along with ...
W Gadsby & Son Ltd is an English manufacturer and importer of wicker baskets and gift packaging. The company was established in 1864. The company was established in 1864. It is based in Bridgwater , Somerset .
Wicker is a method of weaving used to make products such as furniture and baskets, as well as a descriptor to classify such products. It is the oldest furniture making method known to history, dating as far back as c. 3000 BC .
The word "hanaper" (Med. Lat. hanaperium) was used particularly in the English chancery of a wicker basket in which were kept writs and other documents. [1] From "hanaper" is derived the modern "hamper", a wicker or rush basket used for carrying game, fish, wine, etc.
"Windle", too, is an old word for a wicker basket, from Old English windel-treow, the willow, the basket-maker's tree, as well as a cognate of the modern English "to wind". Thus, Old Man Willow's Withywindle is perhaps the "willow-winding" river. [ 4 ]
Wicker is a method of weaving hard, flexible fibres typically used in the construction of baskets and furniture. Wicker may also refer to: Wicker (surname), a surname Whicker, a surname; The Wicker, a street in Sheffield, England Sheffield Wicker railway station; Wicker, 2005 novel by Kevin Guilfoile, also published as Cast of Shadows
Strandkorb typical for the Baltic Sea beaches A postcard of 1900 depicting a Strandkorb. A Strandkorb (from German, lit. meaning: 'beach basket'; Danish: strandkurv; English: 'hooded beach chair') is a special hooded windbreak seating furniture used at vacation and seaside resorts, constructed from wicker, wood panels and canvas, usually seating up to two people, with reclining backrests.