Flower picker
Brevet, A.D.
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
cane & metal
Measurements
1100 mm (L)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287326
Summary
An instrument for gathering flowers; a long thin cane with a metal cap over one end. The other end has a metal ring within a wooden eye and wooden pear-shaped terminal. The terminal has an impressed mark; 'Cueilleuse Dubois/Francais [and] Etrangers/A.D. Brevets.' Beneath the eye one side is inscribed 'Fleurs' and on the other 'Fruit'.
Marks and inscriptions
Fleurs (inscribed)
Makers and roles
Brevet, A.D., manufacturer