A Well Sized 19thC French Grain Painted Pine Trug sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The hand painted view opens

The hand painted view opens to reveal a further painted image of a boating scene in a shallow river

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Small natural history collections were common in mid-19th century Victorian homes

An increasingly difficult to find collection

A Well Sized 19thC French Grain Painted Pine Trug sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The hand painted view opensOrigin: French Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Height: 9 inches Depth: 17 inches Width: 36 inches In as found condition, the well made dovetailed large grain trug having the original egg shell light blue painted interior with two well patinated carrying handles and black stamped lettering C. A. F. The word 'trug' is derived from the anglo saxon 'trog', meaning 'boat shaped vessel' and with modern farming methods