Housemaid's tray
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal, newspaper and emery paper
Measurements
270 mm (Width) x 225 mm (Depth); 410 mm (Length)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939514.1
Summary
Rectangular wood housemaid's trug with hinged handle, black metal corner reinforcements (some coming adrift, some missing), and a compartmentalised lift-out tray with integral handle. Contains a variety of cleaning materials, a scrap of emery paper and a piece of newspaper, The Guardian, Friday October 21st 1949.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).