N° d'objet
64/203
Description
This crook was owned by James Badder, shepherd at Home Park, Windsor to Queen Victoria. This crook is technically a leg cleek, made by a local blacksmiths. Made of iron and rosewood.
Description physique
1 crook: wood [rosewood?]; metal
Historique d'archive
MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Museum of English Rural Life) - ‘ Standard museum name: CROOK // Accession number: 64/203 // Classification: LIVESTOCK- SHEEP // Negative number: 60/8315 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from: W.A. BADDER ESQ, DAIRY COTTAGE // CUMBERLAND LODGE, WINDSOR GREAT PARK, BERKS // Date: 1964 // Store: SMALL OBJECTS // Description: BLACK PAINTED IRON CROOK. WOOD HELVE STAINED DARK RED (ROSE WOOD) // Associated information: CROOK USED BY JAMES BADDER, SHEPHERD AT HOME PARK, WINDSOR TO QUEEN VICTORIA. ORIGINALLY CAME FROM WINTERBOURNE STOKE, WILTS, C.189O. PROPERLY SPEAKING THIS IS A LEG CLEEK. MADE BY LOCAL BLACKSMITHS COPYING BASIC SHAPE (E.G. THE THROAT HAD A GAP OF OLD PENNY WIDTH) BUT WITH INDIVIDUAL DESIGN ELEMENTS.’
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Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8315.tif - High resolution image
