N° d'objet
59/256
Description
This is an eighteenth-century, English-made, steel spit with a wooden handle and a brass cog wheel. A spit was used for roasting meat over an open fire.
Description physique
1 spit: steel, brass, wood
Historique d'archive
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 21. Spit. Steel, with wooden handle and brass cog-wheel. English: 18th century.'
Lieu de création
England
Date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Période de création
Eighteenth century
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3313.tif - High resolution image