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Three Legged Pot (Dye Pot)
Three Legged Pot (Dye Pot)
Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0048
Object Name
Gaelic: Poit Dhath
English: Three legged pot
Object Description/History:
Three legged pot for dying wool, each family had one of these pots, they were filled with raw wool and dye and placed on stones in a sheltered spot to simmer all day. This is a small pot.
User/Used at: 8 Enaclete
Donor Information: Angus Murdo Matheson, 8 Enaclete
Location: Uig Museum Date: 25.02.04
Overall size: (millimetres)
Height: 370
Diameter: 436
Title: Three Legged Pot (Dye Pot)
Record Type: Objects and Artefacts
Gaelic Name: Poit Dhath
Type: Dyeing Vessel
Record Maintained By: CEU
Subject Id: 38027