Object number
2009/74/1
Title
Farm Yard,
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Description
This circular plaque, designed to be hung on a wall, has an image of a farmyard in relief on its front, concave side. It is made of plaster, and the farmyard image is painted in bright colours. It was made by Artware of Bristol; a label on the reverse reads 'Artware (Bristol), 211 Stapledon Rd, Bristol // Registered Design. Hand Made in England.' The reverse is also stamped with the title of the piece, 'Farm Yard'.
Physical description
1 plaque: plaster
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Circular plaque, for hanging on a wall in a domestic setting, with a farmyard in relief on its front, concave side. // Made of plaster. Farmyard painted in colours. // Label on reverse reads: 'Artware (Bristol), 211, Stapleton Rd, Bristol // Registered Design. Hand made in England' // Recerse is also stamped 'Farm Yard'. // In original cardboard box. // Dimensions // 22.5 cm diameter x 4 cm deep. // Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project.'
Production place
Bristol
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