Dimensions

Basket height is 8.6" (22cm)
Diameter 13.3" (34 cm)

The wicker basket is a small, earless, mostly wicker basket that is typically woven from straw
It is used to leaven breads
It was mainly used for baking bread

In addition to leavening dough, it also functioned as a container, containing eggs, fruits and vegetables.

The formation and spread of the leaven in Western and Central Europe probably took place in the baking industry at the end of the Middle Ages.

This basket is in beautiful vintage condition