Object number
64/203
Description
Crook owned by James Badder, shepherd at Home Park, Windsor to Queen Victoria. Made of iron and rosewood.
This crook was owned by James Badder, shepherd at Home Park, Windsor to Queen Victoria. This crook is technically a leg cleek, made by a local blacksmiths. Made of iron and rosewood.
Physical description
1 crook: wood [rosewood?]; metal
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Museum of English Rural Life) - ‘ Standard museum name: CROOK // Accession number: 64/203 // 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. WOOD HELVE STAINED DARK RED (ROSE WOOD) // Associated information: CROOK USED BY JAMES BADDER, SHEPHERD AT HOME PARK, WINDSOR TO QUEEN VICTORIA. ORIGINALLY CAME FROM WINTERBOURNE STOKE, WILTS, C.189O. 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.’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8315.tif - High resolution image
