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1880-1930
GUSN-24719
Grain sack. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.3531-3541,.4662,.4404, and .5701. Many of the sacks are hand-made from larger sacks. Rectangular in shape and marked w/ product information.
bags (generic containers)
burlap
Burlap
FEEDBAG
Painted: [all sacks are inscribed w/ product and maker info., mostly pork, poultry feed, one for sherry]
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
19.5 (W) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.3532
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