University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
55/544
Description
Deaccessioned. Please note that this object no longer forms part of the Museum of English Rural Life collection and cannot be accessed at our institution. Wattle skep.
Physical description
deaccessioned
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: This Sussex skep is made of hazel rods plastered with clay. It is 24 inches high and the diameter is 18 inches. Wattle skeps of similar construction but conical shape were common in medieval England before straw skeps came into use.'
Object name
Hive, skep
Associated subject
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : housing
Bee
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1128.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1131.tif - High resolution image