About 50 results for ‘Pitchfork’
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Pitchfork
A pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and long, thin, widely separated pointed tines (also called prongs) used to lift and pitch (throw) loose material, such as hay, leaves, grapes, dung or other agricultural materials. Pitchforks typically have two or three tines. Other similar types of fork may have up to six tines with different lengths and spacing depending on purpose. They are usually made of steel with a long wooden handle, but may also be made from wood, wrought iron, bamboo, alloy etc. In some parts of England a pitchfork is known as a prong and, in parts of Ireland, a sprong refers to a 4 pronged pitchfork. The pitchfork is similar to the shorter and sturdier garden fork. The pitchfork and scythes has frequently been used as a weapon by those who couldn't afford or didn't have access to more expensive weapons such as swords, or, later, guns. As a result, pitchforks and scythes are stereotypically carried by angry mobs or gangs of enraged peasants. In Europe, the pitchfork was first used in the early Middle Ages, at about the same time as the harrow. The pitchfork was originally made entirely of wood; today, the tines are usually made of hard metal.
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VIE ET DEBAUCHE / DE L'ENFANT PRODIGUE. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Boy
- Broom
- Calf
- Dog
- Domestic pig
- Domestic worker
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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LA CAMPAGNE BOURBONNAISE - 28 LES TRAVAUX DES CHAMPS
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- Field(s):
- Agriculture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bourbon-l'Archambault
- Child
- Field (agriculture)
- Hat
- Hay
- Hedge
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Les meules de blé (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Broom
- Cart
- Clothing
- Field (agriculture)
- Horse
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Les batteurs de blé (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Clothing
- Flail
- Pitchfork
- Threshing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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On ramasse le blé sur l'aire (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Broom
- Clothing
- Pitchfork
- Rake (tool)
- Seed
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Le four (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bread
- Breton people
- Clothing
- Oven
- Pitchfork
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Annonce d'un défrichement (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Biniou
- Bombard (music)
- Breton people
- Clothing
- Crowd
- Dairy cattle
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Edouard Pingret
Pyrénées, jeune fille du village de Laruns
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- Portrayed subject:
- Folk costume
- Laruns
- Pitchfork
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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L'Oeil du Maître, IV, 21
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- Portrayed subject:
- Domestic worker
- Hay
- Man
- Pike (weapon)
- Pitchfork
- Red deer
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- Date:
- 19th century
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JEAN L'ENDIABLE (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Anvil
- Blacksmith
- Forge
- Gendarmerie
- Man
- Pitchfork
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- Date:
- 19th century
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