Object number
2001/17/1
Description
Milking stool used by Alfred Thompson, a tenant farmer at Townsend Farm, Didmarton, on the Beaufort Estate.
This milking stool was used by the donor's grandfather, Alfred Thompson. He was a tenant farmer at Townsend Farm, Didmarton, on the Beaufort Estate. It is an octagonal seat with 3 splayed legs, all wood.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Stools, Milking // Description // Two Milking Stools: // 1) Octagonal seat with 3 splayed legs. All wood. Woodworm damage at bottom of legs. // 2) Rectangular seat with rounded underside. Vertical leg at one end and two splayed legs at other (although one has broken off and is missing). Legs pass right through seat. // Dimensions // 1) 22 x 22cm (height x width of seat) // 2) 24 x 26 x 20cm (height x length x width) // Associated information // Originally from depositor's grandfather, Alfred Thompson, a tenant farmer at Townsend Farm, Didmarton, Gloucestershire, on the Beaufort Estate. // See 2001/16 for further family details.'
Production date
1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
Production period
Early-twentieth century
Object name
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