Object number
77/261
Creator
Description
A besom is a broom made of brush or twigs which are bound with a bond known as a ‘lap’. This besom is made of birch twigs with hazel laps. It ws made by George Lewry of Crowborough, East Sussex, in 1977 at the age of 99. Mr Lewry had worked as a Wealden labourer all his life.
Physical description
1 besom: wood
Production place
Crowborough
Production date
1977 - 1977
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Material
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14011.tif - High resolution image
