Object number
2010/27
Title
Museum of Kent Rural Life,
Collection
Description
An oblong badge, 'Museum of Kent Rural Life', Maidstone. It dates from the mid- to late-1980s.
This is an oblong badge, with rounded corners. It has a plastic back with a steel pin. The front is printed with the words 'Museum of Kent Rural Life' in green, with the outline of an oast house in dark red. It dates from the mid- to late-1980s. The Museum of Kent Rural Life opened in 1984 on a 27 acre site close to Maidstone, and was administered by Kent County Council and Maidstone Borough Council.
Physical description
1 badge: plastic, metal (steel)
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) - 'Oblong-shaped badge with rounded corners. // Plastic back with steel pin. // Printed [?] on front with words 'Museum of Kent Rural Life' in green and the outline of an oast house in dark red. // 1980s. // ... Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project. // The Museum of Kent Rural Life opened in 1984 on a 27 acre site close to Maidstone and administered through a joint committee of Kent County Council and Maidstone Borough Council. The first Keeper was Dr Annie Hood.'
Production date
1984 - 1989
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