Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bag, Seed |
Catalog Number |
1997.32.177 |
Date |
ca. 1940 |
Material(s) |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
H-39 W-18 inches |
Description |
This is a white cotton "seamless" seed bag with parallel red and blue pinstripes (four and one) woven on either side of central stencil. The bottom is stitched shut and the top is open. |
Notes |
Used by the donor's father, Harry "Cot" Murphy (1870-1945), and the donor (1919- ) on their Jefferson County farm. After buying seeds in sacks such as these at planting time, the Murphy's refilled the sacks with orchard grass seed that they grew and sold. |
Collection |
Tom and Bea Murphy Collection |
People |
Murphy, Harry "Cot" DuPont, 1870-1945 Murphy, Tom |
Subjects |
Seeds Bags Farm crops |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |