Salting trough
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1800 - 1850
Materials
Elm and metal
Measurements
190 x 1130 x 410 mm
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1552601
Summary
Trough. A wooden, boat-shaped salting trough, early 19th century. With straight ends and two metal plates riveted on inside and outside of trough.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.