Name/TitleRack (hay)
About this objectThis is one of five lengths of hay rack. They form part of a collection of stable fittings, which came from the stables at the Cambridge Sewage Farm. The stables were built in 1897 and have since been converted into offices. The floor was cobbled, with granite setts. The five lengths of rack were probably fixed in a continuous line, made up of several sections, along the back wall of the stables. Most of the lengths have broken or jagged ends. They are made of wood, and consist of two lengths of wood connected by bars. The hay was fed into them from the loft above. They were fixed at an angle from the back walls of the stables, at a height which enabled the horses to feed from them. This length has jagged ends. There are ten bars and on the very end of one of the lengths are the words, ' Left hand,' written in pencil. Total length: 1.92cms; total width: 80cms.
Date MadeLate 19c.
Medium and MaterialsWhole: wood
Inscription and MarksPencil: one end: 'Left Hand'
MeasurementsLength: 1.92m
Width: 80cm
Object Typerack
Object numberSTMEA:82.A.99.4.5
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
