Beschreibung:

The Rush Cart came to Lees Brook signed with fly insignia (lower centre), further signed, inscribed and dated 'The Rush Cart came to Lees Brook. Just as we/were on our way home from calling on Poor Aunt Eliza/who wasn't very well. It was a lovely sight/with the Clog dancer leading the Rush Cart and the girls in their bright costumes collecting for Hey/Church, and pulling the cart along was Bonnie/Warfe, the Milk Horse. Miss Carter (who wore/pink) had walked down to meet us, but looked/rather disapproving at the man on the Top of the/Rushes trying to drink Beer out of the spout of an old copper kettle, while everyone called/and clapped him and said that if he fell off/he'd be Kettled. Mr Taylor (the Bank Manager) had seen us and even he laughed & said he/hoped Billy Wroe would fall off and the year was 1907/Helen Layfield Bradley. 1971.' (on a label attached to the backboard) oil on canvasboard 61 x 91.5 cm. (24 x 36 in.)