Object number
91/45/1-2
Description
Plant labels with spikes. Card with the plant name, set behind glass and sealed with putty. Used on the Bromesberrow Estate, Gloucestershire.
Two large metal plant labels with spikes for fixing into the ground. The name of the plant is written on a piece of card, set behind glass and sealed with putty. They were used on the Bromesberrow Estate in Bromesberrow, Gloucestershire.
Physical description
2 plant labels: metal, glass, card; fair condition- rusty, one has broken spike
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Recorder: JMB // Date: 23.9.91 // Description: Two large metal labels. The name of the plant is written on a piece of card (?) which is set behind glass. The glass is sealed into the metal frame with a white paste (putty?). This is hard and cracked now. The labels are fixed into the ground with a metal spike. // Dimensions: Height: (1) 36.0 cm 2. Broken: 29.0 cm // Dimensions of label plate: 11.0 x 7.5 cm // Associated information: These labels came from Bromesberrow Estate, Bromesberrow, Gloucestershire. // References: …'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15908.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15909.tif - High resolution image
