European Vintage Grain Bag, Bearing Owner's Stamp

Somebody wrote their name on this sack in ink, in case there was any doubt about whose grain it was.

This vintage grain bag, bearing owner's stamp, dates to about 1900, in linen. Before modern packaging, farmers across Europe often stored and carried grain in sacks of homespun linen, and marked them with owner's names and numbers. This bag is a long, tall rectangle in natural flax tone with faint vertical weave lines. Near the top, inked script lines out a number, a name, a place and a date, with a small flourish above. The fabric is stained and softened with age, and the base shows a patch of darker wear. It is 23.25 inches wide and 64 long.

Practical in its day, and rather good at autobiography.