A vraic cart on the beach; and Vraicing, Jersey (both illustrated)

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Edmund Blampied (St. Helier 1886-1966)
A vraic cart on the beach; and Vraicing, Jersey (both illustrated)
both signed 'Blampied' (lower left)
the first, pencil, pen and sepia ink; the second, sepia wash, on paper
4 x 5¾ in. (10.1 x 14.6 cm.)
a pair (2)

Provenance

with Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts, London.

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Lot Essay

The stormy waters and high tides off Jersey throw up large amounts of seaweed, or vraic as it is know locally. Known for its qualities as a fertiliser, Jersey farmers traditionally gathered vraic on the beach with horses and carts to spread on their land, a practice known as vraicing.

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