Sussex trug
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A Sussex trug is a wooden basket. It is made from a handle and rim of coppiced sweet chestnut wood which is hand-cleft then shaved using a drawknife. The body of the trug is made of five or seven thin
A Sussex trug
Seaford, Sussex by William Collins, 1844, with a Sussex trug visible on the left.
Seaford, Sussex (painting)
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Seaford, Sussex is an oil on canvas landscape painting by the British artist William Collins, from 1844.
Sussex trug
…However, there is a diverse range of traditional trugs from garden and oval trugs to the more specialised "large log" and "walking stick" trugs. History Seaford, Sussex by William Collins, 1844, with a Sussex trug visible on the left. The trug industry is believed to date from the 1500s with active trade in Horsham…
John Linnell William Collins, R.A. Google Art Project