Object number
2009/73/1
Title
The Seed Drill,
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Description
This is a ceramic decorated plate in Danbury Mint, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons of Barlaston, Staffordshire, in the 1990s. It is entitled 'The Seed Drill' and is part of the series 'The Farm Year' designed by the artist Michael Herring. The plate two horses pulling a seed drill.
Physical description
1 plate: ceramic
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Danbury Mint plate from the series 'The Farm Year'. // This is the April plate, with the title 'The Seed Drill,' // 1990s. Artwork by Michael Herring. // Picture shows two horses pulling a seed drill. // 2009/73/1 - plate // 2009/73/2 - certificate of authenticity. Serial no. 2503. // In original polystyrene box. // Dimensions // Plate 20.4cm diamater // Polystyrene box 24 x 24.5 // Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project'
Production place
Barlaston
Production date
1990 - 1999
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