Mowing scythe

Creator

unknown (unknown cultural designation) creator

Culture: probably American or English

Subject

agricultural equipment; historic landscapes; estates (agricultural); country houses; Hudson River, United States; historic farms

Description

Scythes were used to cut grass and hay, using a cross-body motion.

Coverage

Repository: Montgomery Place (American repository, 1802 CE-), Annandale-on-Hudson, Dutchess, New York, United States

Source

Bard College, Montgomery Place Collection

Date

ca. 1900

Contributor

Sponberg-Paraday, Livia (photographer)

Rights

Prior written permission required to use any photograph from the Bard College Montgomery
Place Collection.

Format

wooden handle with metal blade

length of handle 60 inches; width of blade 22.5 inches

Type

scythes

Classification: tools; garden tools; agricultural equipment; object (utilitarian)

Identifier

Order Number: 900000

Image Number: 21992308

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Citation

unknown (unknown cultural designation) creator and Culture: probably American or English, “Mowing scythe,” Stevenson Library Digital Collections, accessed November 8, 2024, https://omekalib.bard.edu/items/show/1878.