Object number
71/270
Description
A deep, rectangular, wooden trough with a lead lining and no drainage hole. It was used by the Bradfield family at Drayton Mill in Oxfordshire for curing ham from home-slaughtered pigs. It was last used in the 1930s and 1940s, but may date from the nineteenth century. The trough would have been positioned on a low table for use.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: HAM CURING TROUGH // Accession number: 71/270 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: New sheet 8.12.87 // Description: A deep wooden trough lined with lead. Rectangular in shape. No drainage hole. // Dimensions: Length: 83.0 cm // Width: 41.0 cm // Depth: 29.0 cm // Associated information: This trough was used by the Bradfield family at Drayton Mill, Berkshire for curing home killed pigs. // it was last used in the period 1934–1945 but had been in the family longer. Could be 19th century in date. // It was used standing on a low table.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10700.tif - High resolution image
