51/626

This is a horn beaker for serving drink. It was made from a section of a bullock's horn which has been cleansed, scraped, polished and pared away. Lavinia Smith bought it at a sale in Berkshire in 1933.

1 beaker: bullock's horn; good condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'A horn mug was made form a section of a bullock’s horn, cleansed, scraped, polished and pared away inside to make a thin lip. A groove was then cut all round inside about ¼ of an inch from the bottom and a flat disk fitted tightly into it. // It was usually necessary to soften the disk by heat so that it could be forced into place. Sometimes, however, the whole of the mug was carved out of one piece of horn. // Miss Smith bought this mug at a sale in Berkshire in 1933. // It measures 2.8 inches across the mouth, and 4.75 inches in height.', Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) - 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 // 422-424. Three horn cups bought at Fairbrother's sale in 1933' (The other two horn cups mentioned are 51/625 and 51/628), Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 35 // Horn Cup // Lent by Museum of English Rural Life' (The description in the catalogue could also be in reference to 51/623, 51/624, 51/625, 51/622 and 51/628)

1933-01-01 - 1933

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)