The Dacorum Heritage Trust
 The history of Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley & Tring

Lefevre Cranstone Object Loan Box and Archive Resources

The year is 1855 and the artist is Lefevre Cranstone. This loan box will help you and your students explore life in Hemel Hempstead in 1855, through the eyes of Lefevre Cranstone.

The loan box is based around A Market Trader, an early work of Cranstone's. The objects included can either be found in the painting, or would have been used by people similar to those painted.

The objects and material in this loan box can be used to complement subjects across the curriculum:
Drama, English, Art & Design and History.

Object List:
· Curling Tongs
· Hat Brushes
· Women's Belt In Purple Silk
· Assorted Pie Dishes
· Butter Pats
· Razor Strops
· Coins
· Penny Red Stamps

Costume list
· 1 Straw hat
· 1 white parasol
· 3 flat brown caps
· 3 brown waistcoats
· 2 white smocks
· 2 white bonnets
· 1 mob cap
· 1 white apron

Please contact Nina Bevan for further information.