Frame for a pit for early grapes
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Dublin Core
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Title
Frame for a pit for early grapes
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[Recto]
(Mr. Puller.)
Frame for a Pit for Early Grapes.
| Feet. | Inches | ||
| Length | 29. | - | 6 |
| Width | 6 | - | 6 |
| Depth in front | 2 | - | 6 |
| Do. in back | 4 | - | 6 |
| A Border in the Front where the Vines are to be planted} |
2 | - | 6 wide on outside of the pit. |
NB. The Vines are let into the Pit by holes made in the Brick work,
(as in hothouses stoves &c) and trained upon trelesses 4 Inches from the [illegible]
to be made so that they may move up and down at pleasure. The
Brickwork to be 9 Inches thick, or 4 Inches thick and plaistered. The frame
divided into 2.3. or 4 equal parts according to the pleasure of the
Owner. Begin to force the Vines the first of March, either with the
pit filled with Tan Leaves or Dung (like a common hot Bed)
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Original Format
Ink on paper
Collection
Citation
Puller, Mr. , “Frame for a pit for early grapes,” Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 20, 2024, https://cwfjdrlsc.omeka.net/items/show/545.
