80/14

This is a wood and canvas seedlip with a pale green canvas shoulder strap which is broken. It was used on the land at Woolhampton Cottage, the former dower house of the Woolhampton estate in Berkshire. When the estate was broken up, some land was left with the dower house. It was used up until the 1940s to carry the slag fertiliser and grass seed to be scattered.

1 seedlip: wood; canvas; fair condition.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Seedlip // Accession number: 80/14 // Classification: Cultivating, Seeding broadcast // Negative number: 60/14775 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Miss Blythe-Currie [...] // Store: // Condition: Fair // Recorder, date: DJE, 25.2.80 // Description: Wood and canvas seedlip with pale green canvas shoulder strap which is broken // Dimensions: Overall length: 75cms, width: 44cms. // Associated information: This seedlip was used on the land with Woolhampton Cottage, the former dower house of the Woolhampton estate (when the estate was broken up, some land was left with the dower house) // It was used up to the 1940s for fertiliser (slag) and grass seed. // References:', Letter, MERL to Miss Blyth-Currie, 3 March 1980 – 'Dear Miss Blyth-Currie, // Here is a receipt for the items Mr. Brigden and myself picked up the other week. All the items have found a place in the museum collections, and we would like to thank you again for contacting us. // Yours sincerely, // David J. Eveleigh, // Museum Assistant.'