18th Century Wooden Hanging Herb Drying Tree Reproduction

This item is also on our website www.tanawhatradingpost.com Herbs were very important in the 18th century. They had a wide range of uses, such as: dying fabric, food seasoning, soap making, and medicine. People would use Trees and racks to hang their herbs to dry. Then they would use a mortar and pestle to grind up the herbs to then be used for their desired purposes. Our drying tree is copied from an 18th century original in a private collection. It is made from poplar wood and finished with boiled linseed oil. It measures 10 inches tall and features four arms that measure 4 1/2 inches long.