Barrel
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plywood, metal and textile
Measurements
453 mm (H); 355 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Jersey
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 26851.2
Summary
Plywood barrel held together with metal staples, band in the middle, on base and top. Faded writing on sides in green and blue reads; BRITISH PRODUCE / LICENCE 565 / NUMBER / GROWN IN JERSEY. Written on lower part in red; JERSEY NEW POTATOES. Two attached rope handles and hole in lower part near base.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.