Object number
52/332
Description
This is a skep cap or cover made of coiled straw and bound with cane. It has been used as there are remains of honey comb inside it.
Physical description
1 hive skep: straw, cane
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Hive, skep cap // Accession number: 52/332 // Classification: Livestock Bees // Negative number: // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: ..[...] Hailey, Oxon, November 1952 // Store: small object // Condition: good - new // Recorder, date: JMB 16.1.84 // Description: A new skep or cover made of coiled straw and bound with cane. It has been used as there are remains of honey comb inside it. // Dimensions: Height 15.0 cm Diameter 26.0 cm // Associated information: No other information // References:'
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Dimensions
- Height 150 mm
- Diameter 260 mm
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