Object number
53/192
Description
This garden roller was used for rolling lawns. It was used and probably made by a stone worker on the edge of the Cotswolds. It was probably made in about 1800.
Physical description
1 Roller: metal; stone
Label Text
Garden roller. Garden Rollers were used c.1800 to roll lawns, to flatten topsoil or to even out bumpy lawns. It was thought to have been made by a stone worker from the edge of the Cotswolds and when the MERL acquired it in 1953 it was already around 150 years old.
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note - 'For rolling lawns used by a worker in stone on the edge of the Cotswolds possibly it was hewn out by him. This man died 26 years ago aged 90.'
Production date
1800 - 1800
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- Length 880 mm
- Height 1500 mm
- Width 440 mm
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_215.tif - High resolution image
