[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
62/327
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a paint muller, a stone used in conjunction with a stone slab to grind powder to tint paint. It was used by decorators until the late-nineteenth century in Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 paint muller: stone
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'PAINT MULLER // See Recording Form. Used at Littleport, Cambs. // [pencil sketch]', MERL Recording form – 'Who used it // Decorators // When was it used // end of C19th // How was it used // Used to rub on stone slab to grind powder to tint paint. // Where was it used // This example use in Littleport Cambs. // Has it a local name // My father + his father always called it a mullard.'
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Late-nineteenth century
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5129.tif - High resolution image
