Flour bin
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Oak, zinc, deal, iron
Measurements
93 cm (H); 215 cm (W); 49.5 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196672
Summary
A stained oak flour or grain bin, modelled as a sideboard, English, circa 1850. The three hinged lids containing zinc lined bins for food storage with three false frieze drawers above a panelled front and sides, raised on a plinth base and castors.
Provenance
Speke Hall and its contents were bequeathed, as a secondary devise, to the National Trust by Adelaide Watt (d.1921) in 1943. Speke was initially bequeathed to the Norris family (who built the original house during the 16th century). It was then leased to Liverpool City Council and later to the Museums Department of Merseyside County Council. The National Trust took over direct management of the house and its contents in 1986.