Label
- Object Name:
- Label
- Object ID:
- 2016.056.02
- Date:
- 1920-1930
- Description:
- Set of wooden fruit labels used on the Burley farm in Epping, NH, 1920s. Tan wood, set of six. All rectangular, with notches cut in sides near one end. Handwriting on both sides in pencil.
1. "Roxbury Russet = 6" / "3d row from gate 6 trees".
2. "Black Tartarian" / "No 1 Cherry".
3. "May Dulce" / "No 2 Cherry".
4. "2nd row from gate / 1st tree" / "Minster -1".
5. "Washington Plum" / "No 2 Plumb".
6. "2nd August Sweet". Writing faded. Other side illegible. String tied around notches. - Material:
- Wood
- Provenance:
- From the Burley family farm in Epping, NH, which was managed in the 20th century by Harry B. Burley (1867-1954) from his home in Massachusetts.
Came with Burley and Haley Family Papers (NHHS Library 2017.078 and 2017.127). - Credit Line:
- Gift of the Joseph C. and Robert M. Burley Family Trust
- People:
- Burley, Harry B. (1867-1954)
- Subjects:
- Farms, Farm produce, Farm crops, Produce, Labels, Fruit trees, Fruit, Cherry trees, Cherries, Plums
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