Object number
2004/16
Description
This is a large seed sack from Suttons & Sons Ltd., of Reading. It is made of hessian-type material and has inscriptions on both side. On the front are the inscriptions 'Suttons Pedigree Quality Seeds, Reading' and 'Suttons & Sons, Reading'. On the back is the inscription 'Seeds from Sutton & Sons Ltd., Reading'.
Physical description
1 sack: hessian-type material; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'SACK, SUTTON'S SEEDS // Description // 1 sack // Large; made of hessian-type material; inscription on both sides. // Front: 'Suttons Pedigree Quality Seeds, Reading; Suttons & Sons, Reading' // Back: 'Seeds from Sutton & Sons Ltd., Reading' // Dimensions // 136 x 69cm (length x width)'
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