Object number
68/428/1-2
Description
This is a vat, which was used to make beer. The vat is a large stoneware pot, glazed inside, with a wooden lid. This vat was used c.1870 in Reading, Berkshire.
Physical description
1 vat with lid: stoneware and wood
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘VAT (WITH LID) // PROCESSING Hops beer // Mr G Saunders, Reading Berkshire // Materials: stoneware, glazed inside, wooden lid. Condition: one handle broken. Used c1870. For beer making. In Berkshire- Reading. [pencil drawing]’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9665.tif - High resolution image
