Inventarnummer
52/331
Beschreibung
This skep is made of coiled straw and is bound with bramble strips. It has a flat top which is set inside the top coil. There are two sticks pushed into the skep which cross and act as supports.
Physische Beschaffenheit
1 hive skep: straw; bramble strips; wood
Bestandsgeschichte
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Hive, skep // Accession number: 52/331 // Classification: Livestock Bees // Negative number: 35/1806 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: [...] Hailey, Oxon, November 1952 // Store: small object // Condition: fair - repaired // Recorder, date: JMB 16.1.84 // Description: A skep made of coiled straw and bound with bramble strips. It has a flat top which is set inside the top coil. There is a large hole in the top and both bottem and top coil have been repaired with string. There are two sticks pushed into the skep which cross and act as supports. // Dimensions: Height 23.0 cm Diameter (base) 40.0 cm Diameter (top) 35.0 cm // Associated information: No other information // References:'
Objektbezeichnung
Material
Technik
Format
- Height 230 mm
- Diameter 400 mm
