Knitting Pattern
Rabbit in Emu filigree and double knitting
price 9d, mid C20th
from Sanday Recycling Centre
Monday, 21 March 2022
Domestic Objects
Domestic Objects
oxidised
found among the shoreline rocks of Hackness by Stove
from the sea
door handle, gas burner, spoon
Painting
Painting
by Helen Scott of Stove
11"x 8", watercolour
from Stove
The painting shows a view of the house, surrounding fields and bay, seen from the moorland above. It was painted before 1973 when the great fire swept through most of outbuildings turning them into ruins.
Ivy
Ivy Leaves
from Stove stables
The ivy is an old and spreading plant that clings to the exterior stable walls at Stove sometimes creeping in doors through gaps in the stone walls or slate roof. It is the only green in midwinter. The evergreen leaves of ivy and it's power to bind have made this plant a symbol of eternal life and unity.
Bait Bags
Bait Bags
for lobster pots
handmade, improvised from plastic net and nylon string
the white one 8" across
from the sea
Flint Pebbles
Flint Pebbles
probably ballast from a sailing ship
from Spurness
These flint pebbles are found in abundance on a small beach on the southern point of Spurness, Sanday. Flint does not occur naturally on the island but since the C16th it has been used as ballast and jettisoned when no longer needed. It can also commonly be found on Orkney shores near ship wreck sites.
Dominoes
Box of Dominoes
Good-Win, 1960's, made in England
painted wood, battered cardboard box, sellotape
from Woodhouse, Sanday
Pin Badge
Pin Badge
1935, enamel on tin with brass pin
from Woodhouse, Sanday
celebrating the coronation of King George and Queen Mary and widely distributed to school children
Black Parasol
Black Parasol
27" long, late C19th
painted wood handle, cotton, japanned steel ribs
from Woodhouse, Sanday
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