Two lasts of wheat 448ƒ
Four lasts of rye 558ƒ
Four fat oxen 480ƒ
Eight fat swine 240ƒ
“The price of a single bulb was more than a skilled cooper would make in year,” her father said as he passed her the net and trowel.
Twelve fat sheep 120ƒ
Two hogsheads of wine 70ƒ
Four tuns of beer 32ƒ
Two tons of butter 192ƒ
“What’s a cooper?”
1,000 lb. of cheese 120ƒ
A complete bed 100ƒ
A suit of clothes 80ƒ
“He made barrels. It was a very important job.”
A silver drinking cup 60ƒ
Total 2500ƒ
“In the olden days?”
Great title that really adds to the writing.
I like this…but now want to know what the price of a tulip bulb was compared to an oxen. How many oxen equals a tulip? People need to know these things.
The total of all those goods was equal to a single bulb.
Living art for the wealthy. And great art from the writer.
Wow! Wordsworth missed that one. He could have been veeeery rich.
Tulip mania was insane… Nice touch.
I love the father/daughter dialogue in-between the price list. This was fun, and very interesting.
A lovely way to encapsulate some of the crazy history of tulips
I read about that not long ago. Crazy times, indeed. You managed to make an interesting story of it, nicely done.
Wow! The value of a flower bulb in the old days! Great story!
Who knew!