Object number
2011/3
Description
This large wooden trough was used at Butlers Farm in Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, for feeding animals. The trough shows traces of its former contents.
Physical description
1 large wooden trough made from elm (side and base panels) and pine (remainder), featuring traces of former contents.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Associated information: This and other items were acquired from the estate of the late Annie Butler via her daughter, Diane Merchant. The farm at Grendon Underwood had been in the family for 500 years or so. Many of the artefacts there had been used by Diane Merchant’s grandfather and great grandfather. The material was being cleared out from outhouses in preparation for sale of the property. Larger items were also offered but were in a poor state of repair. This included a farm elevator, hay rake, reaper-binder, and several carts.'
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Dimensions
- Length 2720 mm
- Width 540 mm
- Height 320 mm
Associated subject
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