Object number
55/546
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.
Luxemburg wattle skep.
Physical description
deaccessioned
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: This wicker skep of wooden rods plastered over with clay was made in 1953 in Vianden, Luxemburg on traditional lines. It is 30 inches high and the diameter is 18 inches. [...] Skeps of this type were common in medieval England. They were superseded by straw skeps.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1113.tif - High resolution image
