Description
Image Size: 18.0 x 22.0 cms (7.0 x 8.6”)
Acrylic on mount-board.
Original artwork from page 134 of ‘Orchards Through the Eyes Of An Artist’ (Langford Press) ISBN 1904078087
Up until the First World War, cider played an important role in the rural economy of Britain for nearly a thousand years. Farms everywhere would have their individual orchards, with the largest proportion of the land being given over to cider apples, which supplied an invaluable yearly crop. A daily allowance of about half a gallon (2-3 litres) constituted a large proportion of a labourer’s weekly wage.
Many cider apples, and indeed perry pears, have high diuretic properties, hence the colloquial name of ‘Cripplecock’ Farmyard Scrumpy, adorning this rather fun-shaped ceramic flagon.
