University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
64/234
Exhibition
Creating Communities
Description
Small cider keg, made of oak with dark green iron bands. It possibly originates from Devon or Somerset.
This is a small cider keg, made of oak woth dark green iron bands. It possibly originates from Devon or Somerset.
Physical description
1 keg: wood [oak], string and metal [iron]; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘KEG // Domestic-Storing- Drink // 64/234 // J. W. Moses, c/o Middridge, Shildon, Co. Durham. // Cider barrel; see correspondence // Oak with dark green Iron bands 5/8” wide.// [pencil sketch]’
Object name
Keg, cider
Material
Wood, oak, Metal, iron, Fibre
Dimensions
- Height 146 mm
Associated subject
DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : serving, eating and drinking
PROCESSING : storage and refrigeration
Coopering
Cider
Associated person/institution
Moses, Frank (Donor)
Atkinson, F. (Agent)
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6419.tif - High resolution image