Object number
64/204
Description
This crook owned by James Badder, shepherd at Home Park, Windsor to Queen Victoria. This crook is technically a leg cleek, made by a local blacksmiths. It is made of iron and rosewood.
Physical description
1 crook: wood (rosewood); metal (iron)
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Museum of English Rural Life) - ‘ Standard museum name: CROOK // Accession number: 64/204 // 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 ON STAINED ROSEWOOD HELVE // Associated information: 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. CROOK USED BY JAMES BADDER, SHEPHERD AT HOME PARK, WINDSOR TO QUEEN VICTORIA. ORIGINALLY CAME FROM WINTERBOURNE STOKE, WILTS, C.189O.’
Production date
1885-01-01
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11609.tif - High resolution image
